“A tour de force of excellent scholarship put in a very readable context and chockfull of practical suggestions for parents for change!”
-- William S. Pollack, Ph.D., author of
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
“Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown have that rare gift of translating cutting-edge research and analysis into strategies and information that every parent (and every girl) can use in daily life.”
-- Joe Kelly, president of Dads and Daughters (DADs)
“With compassion, insight, and humor [Lamb and Brown] unravel and demystify the messages girls confront throughout their development, and they offer adults useful tools to help girls resist their powerful pull.”
-- Lynn M. Phillips, Ph.D., Department of Communications, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
“Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown's sharp analysis and patiently pragmatic advice is just what we need to sustain our daughter's quests for healthy identities.”
-Michael Kimmel, author Manhood in America, Professor, SUNY Stony Brook
Sharon Lamb, author of
The Secret Lives of Girls, is professor of Psychology at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont. Her research on girls’ and teens’ development is widely cited. Additionally, she listens to their struggles and strengths in her private practice.
Lyn Mikel Brown, professor of Education at Colby College in Maine, is the author of three books on girls’ development, including
Meeting at the Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girls' Development (with Carol Gilligan). She creates programs for girls at her nonprofit Hardy Girls Healthy Women (www.hghw.org).