Under Pressure
by Lisa Damour
Damour on stress and anxiety in girls: the difference between healthy and harmful stress, the pressures at home, with friends, with boys, at school and in the culture, and what adults can do. It is calm, specific and research-based, and it helps parents avoid making anxiety worse through overprotection or dismissal.
Read it if…
you have an anxious daughter and want to help without rescuing.
Skip it if…
your child is a boy; the material is specifically about girls.
Three things you will actually use
- Stress is not harm; distinguish them.
- Avoidance feeds anxiety; approach shrinks it.
- Your calm is the intervention.
Do this first
Next time she is anxious, treat it as information, not emergency; ask what the worry is protecting.
Our verdict
Calm and useful.
Compare with other Parenting books
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