The protected place in space and time that we once called childhood has grown shorter. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Most parents of adolescent girls have the goal of keeping their daughters safe while they grow up and explore the world. The… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Parents wrongly assume that their daughters live in a world similar to the one they experienced as adolescents. They are dead wrong.… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
It's important for parents to watch for trouble and convey to their daughters that, if it comes, they are strong enough to… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Teenage girls are extremists who see the world in black-and- white terms, missing shades of gray. Life is either marvelous or notworth living. School… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
We live in a world filled with language. Language imparts identity, meaning, and perspective to our human community. Writers are either polluters or part… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“Finally I teach the joys of altruism. Many adolescent girls are self-absorbed. It's not a character flaw, it's a developmental stage. Nonetheless, in makes… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“It's virtually impossible in America to be heavy and feel good about oneself.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you? — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
If there's a therapist who wants a writing project, I think there's a need for a book about how the culture affects the mental… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
People come here penniless but not cultureless. They bring us gifts. We can synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs.… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“Young men need to be socialized in such a way that rape is as unthinkable to them as cannibalism.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Something dramatic happens to girls in early adolescence. Just as planes and ships disappear mysteriously into the Bermuda Triangle, so do the selves of… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Therapy isn't Radio.We don't need to constantly fill the air with sounds. Sometimes, when its quite, surprising things happen. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
“The battle for popularity is won, but the war for respect as a whole person is lost.” — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
Real friends require honesty, openness, and even vulnerability. They also require attention and simple acts of kindness. — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
I think anorexia is a metaphor. It is a young woman's statement that she will become what the culture asks of its women, which… — Mary Pipher Copy Share Image
![“It's important for parents to watch for trouble and convey to their daughters that, if it comes, they are strong enough to deal with it. Parents who send their [adolescent] daughters the message that they'll be overwhelmed by problems aren't likely to hear what's really happening.” quote by Mary Pipher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/338/mary-pipher-10060_adolescence_it-s-important-for-parents-to-watch-for_2501195.jpg)
