9 Ways We're Screwing Up Our Girls and How We Can Stop: A Guide to Helping Girls Reach Their Highest Potential

By the ripe old age of 9, the average girl will feel as good as she’s ever going to feel about herself. After that, her self-esteem begins a nosedive, from which she may never fully recover. Why does her self-esteem follow this disheartening trajectory? Why are so many girls and women plagued by feelings of self-doubt? Whether we’re aware of it or not, we live in a culture that still values, trusts, and empowers males over females. Every day, we perpetuate messages of female inferiority that impact a girl’s sense of value and her ability to thrive. This makes her susceptible to bullying, depression, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, and simply feeling ‘not good enough.’ 9 WAYS is a revolutionary guide for parents, and anyone who cares about the well-being of girls. It uncovers the root causes of the self-esteem crisis, the ways we are unknowingly contributing to it, and what we can do to ensure that every girl (and future woman) is empowered to reach her full potential.