Reddit mentions of Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls

>I just find my experience so much different than yours that I kind of have to call bullshit.

Were you a teenage girl? No? I didn't think so. You don't get to tell us that our experience was invalid because you didn't notice it while you were off being a boy and getting reinforced for giving your input. We're the ones who lived it, and I cannot begin to tell you how many times I had a male teacher roll his eyes at me and tell me to quit raising my hand so much. In calculus in HS my teacher once accused me of reading ahead in the book to try to look smart because I always knew the answers, then told me to shut up and give the boys a chance. And I'm 33 too.

It's great that you value your daughters' input and want to validate them, but you won't do them any favors at all by denying that this is a problem that is pervasive in our society. There's so much research out there that you can't help but trip all over it if you spend a few minutes on Google. This, however, is one of the seminal texts on the subject. I highly recommend you check it out, and your public library is likely to have a copy.

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My mom got me a book "Reviving Ophelia" It's a parenting resource and she used it to talk with me but also let me read it. It was really useful and you might find that it touches on similar issues.

When my mom was in college, she gave me Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. I was approximately your sister's age and found it to be helpful during my adolescence.

Additionally, my mom gave me a collection of feminist fairy tales (Don't Bet on the Prince) when I was around 9. Another good book would be Fearless Girls, Wise Women & Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World.

Finally, I would suggest The Hunger Games and Harry Potter. THG has a strong female lead and HP features several incredibly intelligent, strong female characters.

PS: You are an amazing sister!

Reviving Ophelia - Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls: http://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Ophelia-Saving-Selves-Adolescent/dp/1594481881/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417018161&sr=8-1&keywords=reviving+ophelia

This is the psychology/parenting book that the movie Mean Girls was very loosely based on. I read it before the movie was made, when I was in high school. I plan to re-read it when my daughter gets a bit older. The book is very helpful when trying to figure out what makes your teenage girl tick, and it's written simply enough for an older child/teen to read as well.

i'm saying children need to be kids to grow up.

https://www.amazon.com/Reviving-Ophelia-Saving-Selves-Adolescent/dp/1594481881