. This was a book that tugged at my core. I was a high achiever in high school and college, driven to perfection. I still am driven to be able to juggle more things than any sane person would take on - and not only juggle them, but do them well. So I recognized a lot of myself in this book.My girls are 3 and 5, but I can already see some elements of myself in my older daughter. Reading this book was a nice early wake-up call to help make sure I help my daughter channel things productively, and excel at something because she wants to, not because of any external pressure she feels.
The author, Ana Homayoun, is a nationally recognized counselor and consultant specializing in strategies for junior high and high school students. She writes the book using composites of the girls she has run across in her work, and offers commentary and tools to help adults empower girls to navigate the complex world of competing pressures for attention.
If you have a daughter, or work with girls, it's worth a read - even if you think you already know what pressures girls face today. It's an important topic, and not something to be taken lightly, when there's so much at stake for over-burdened adolescents.
Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of the book to facilitate this review.
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