Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., is a graduate of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both his Ph.D. (in psychology) and his M.D. He is founder and executive director of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education (NASSPE). His scholarly work has been published in a variety of prestigious journals, including American Psychologist, Educational Horizons, behavioural Neuroscience, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He has been a featured guest on CNN, PBS, The Today Show, Fox News, NPR's Talk of the Nation, and many other national and international programs. He lives with his wife and daughter in suburban Philadelphia.
Crucial. . . . Parents of tween and teen girls would do well to
check this book.--The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dr. Sax once again combines years of experience with compelling
research and common sense to intelligently challenge the status quo
of what it means to raise a healthy daughter. Girls on the Edge
offers skills parents can incorporate to feel more competent with
our girls and young women.--Florence Hilliard, director of the
Gender Studies Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Sax's deep commitment to girls developing a positive 'sense of
self' is woven into the fabric of this book. Girls on the Edge is a
must-read for every parent of a girl as well as for every adult who
teaches girls.--Dr. Mary Seppala, head of school, Agnes Irwin
School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Fortunately, [Leonard] Sax is up to more here than pronouncing
young women irrevocably doomed. . . . Girls on the Edge doesn't
dramatize the self-destructive behavior it describes . . . [and it]
speaks exclusively to parents and offers concrete ways to help
their daughters cultivate stronger personal
identities.--Slate.com/Double X
Leonard Sax brings together a rare combination of psychoanalytic
training with a deep empathy for girls and their stories in this
important book. His argument that girls are struggling to find
their centers will resonate and his recommendations for how to
locate them will inspire.--Courtney E. Martin, author ofPerfect
Girls, Starving Daughters
Leonard Sax sounds a crucial warning to parents of teenage girls.
No matter how attentive and savvy you are, the lives of girls today
are like nothing you ever knew. The obsessions are worse, nastiness
is rampant (especially on the web), drinking is up, and sexuality
keeps creeping down the age ladder. 'Girls need girl-specific
interventions, ' Sax insists, and Girls on the Edge explains
why-and also how to do it.--Mark Bauerlein, PhD, professor, Emory
University
Packed with advice and concrete suggestions for parents, Girls on
the Edge is a treasure trove of rarely seen research on girls,
offering families guidance on some of the most pressing issues
facing girls today. Dr. Sax's commitment to girls' success comes
through on every page.--Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out, The
Curse of the Good Girl, and Enough As She Is
The best book about the current state of girls and young women in
America.--Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic
The world is way different from what it was a couple of years ago;
this is essential reading for parents and teachers, and one of the
most thought-provoking books on teen development
available.--Library Journal
Turn off your cell phones and computers and read this book! You
will connect with your daughter in new ways, and she will thank
you.--Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author ofGod's Paintbrush and In
God's Name
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