{"product_id":"9780399180071","title":"Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • An urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, from the author of \u003ci\u003eUntangled\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Lisa Damour worked as an expert collaborator on Pixar’s \u003ci\u003eInside Out 2\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An invaluable read for anyone who has girls, works with girls, or cares about girls—for everyone!”—Claire Shipman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Code\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Code for Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55 percent from 2009 to 2014, while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, in private practice, and in the all-girls’ school where she consults. She knew this had to be the topic of her new book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book,\u003ci\u003e Untangled\u003c\/i\u003e, Damour starts by addressing the facts about psychological pressure. She explains the surprising and underappreciated \u003ci\u003evalue \u003c\/i\u003eof stress and anxiety: that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones, and anxiety can play a key role in keeping girls safe. When we emphasize the \u003ci\u003ebenefits\u003c\/i\u003e of stress and anxiety, we can help our daughters take them in stride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But no parents want their daughter to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of girls’ lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and their lives online. As readers move through the layers of girls’ lives, they’ll learn about the critical steps that adults can take to shield their daughters from the toxic pressures to which our culture—including we, as parents—subjects girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Readers who know Damour from \u003ci\u003eUntangled\u003c\/i\u003e or the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e or from her regular appearances on \u003ci\u003eCBS News,\u003c\/i\u003e will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting today’s girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnder Pressure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Truly a must-read for parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors wanting to help girls along the path to adulthood.”\u003cb\u003e—Julie Lythcott-Haims, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Raise an Adult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370126413885,"sku":"9780399180071","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780399180071_p0.jpg?v=1771590367","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780399180071","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}