New York Times best sellerAn urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college from the author of Untangled An invaluable read for anyone who has girls works with girls or cares about girls for everyone Claire Shipman author of The Confidence Code and The Confidence Code for GirlsThough 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 percent from to while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls Lisa Damour PhD has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research in private practice and in the allgirls school where she consults She knew this had to be the topic of her new bookIn the engaging anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands