Under Pressure

Though anxiety has risen among young people overall; recent research studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls since the turn of the century. So what's to blame? And how can we help these girls?In the same engaging; anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book; Untangled; clinical psychologist Lisa Damour starts by examining the science of stress and anxiety; then turns to the many facets of girls' lives where stress hits them hard: the parental expectations they face at home; pressures at school; social anxiety among their peers; and on social media. Exploring the multiple layers of girls' lives; Damour shows us the critical steps we can take to shield them from the toxic stress to which both our culture and also we; as their caregivers; subject them.Readers familiar with Damour from Untangled or from her New York Times journalism will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting today's girls - and tomorrow's young women.