The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence
By Rachel Simmons
Read by Christina Moore
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664501560
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ISBN: 9781664609396
| Runtime: | 7.83 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Social Science |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Simmons, the bestselling author of the acclaimed Odd Girl Out, offers
another spot-on cultural critique, this time arguing that girls are
developing external resumés but not conflict-resolution skills.” —Library Journal
“Simmons explores how encouraging our daughters to be “good girls”
(nice, polite, modest, selfless) can undercut their courage and
self-confidence, making it hard for them to know what they feel and say
what they think…Christina
Moore sounds genuinely engaged; she moves easily from dramatizing the
book’s plentiful dialogue (produced from interviews) to capably
navigating its expository passages.” —
“In this volume for parents of middle-school daughters, the author of Odd Girl Out
observes that girls today still pressure themselves to conform to the
old, narrow paradigm of a nice, people-pleasing, rule-following,
even-tempered, socially acceptable good girl…Simmons offers instructive tales out of school and workshops, revealing
that flawed communication rituals and fear of confrontation contribute
equally to a girl's belief that it is more important to be liked than to
be an individual.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Simmons looks at how societal expectations for
young women both guide and curtail their development. With sharp, direct
insight, she show how perfectionism, distorted thinking, and fear of
speaking out all erode girls’ sense of themselves, and she offers plenty
of practical tips for parents and other adults charged with helping
girls grow up and into themselves.” —Booklist
Author
Author Bio: Rachel Simmons
Rachel Simmons is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, and The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence. Cofounder of Girls Leadership, a national nonprofit, she is a leadership development specialist at Smith College, and is the Girls Research Scholar in Residence at the Hewitt School in New York. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her daughter.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Social Science |
| Runtime: | 7.83 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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