The Curse of the Good Girl
by Rachel Simmons
Simmons's follow-up: the pressure on girls to be nice, modest and perfect produces young women who cannot express anger, take criticism or assert needs. The second half is a curriculum for raising 'real girls' instead.
Read it if…
your daughter is a people-pleaser and you want to help her stop.
Skip it if…
you want to understand boys; see Masterminds.
Three things you will actually use
- Nice is a cage.
- Teach girls to be angry well.
- Assertiveness is taught, not caught.
Do this first
Read the chapter on criticism and practise receiving feedback with your daughter.
Our verdict
Nice is a cage.
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