If parents shield their children from real feelings, kids falsely imagine their parents are in constant control of themselves - and may… — Rachel Simmons Child Copy Share Image
Parents of all girls must simultaneously explain overt and covert sexism, name it whenever they see it, and teach their daughters to… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Teasing is often healthy and fun, not to mention an important part of interpersonal and individual development. But when it's abused, 'just… — Rachel Simmons Comedy Copy Share Image
Prom culture is now painstakingly documented on sites such as Instagram and Facebook, exacerbating the angst of the uninvited. — Rachel Simmons Angst Copy Share Image
I run skills-building programs focused on healthy risk taking, failure resilience, and self-care for undergraduates around the country. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Girlhood is often marred by schoolgirl cruelty, a grim rite of passage in which parents sometimes cruelly collude. Mothers and fathers must… — Rachel Simmons Cruelty Copy Share Image
For the self-conscious or insecure girl, technology can become a crippling addiction, an insatiable hunger not just for connection but the elusive… — Rachel Simmons Addiction Copy Share Image
Intrinsic motivation is one of learning's most precious resources. It bolsters us to stick out the tough moments of a challenge and… — Rachel Simmons Education Copy Share Image
All around me, I see girls forced to become rat racers in the College Application Industrial Complex, the subculture where students must… — Rachel Simmons Education Copy Share Image
Sometimes comparing can be a good thing: it can inspire us to work harder and reach farther. But for the most part,… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
“Perceiving a choice between her feelings and her relationships, Dana chose to be liked by others. But the self she displayed was… — Rachel Simmons Heart Copy Share Image
Despite girls' sparkling resumes - including rates of college enrollment and high school grades that outstrip boys - sexism is a barrier… — Rachel Simmons Ambition Copy Share Image
A girl's social networking profile is a persona she constructs, a photoshopped billboard on the information superhighway. It also offers a salve… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Most parents would not hesitate to assume responsibility for their child's behavior on a playground, at school, or in someone else's home.… — Rachel Simmons Children Copy Share Image
No matter how much you urge them to relax and how much you mean it, your child probably grapples with highly stressful… — Rachel Simmons Child Copy Share Image
I come from a family where happiness was seen as an 'extra,' a kind of frill to life - nice to have,… — Rachel Simmons Family Copy Share Image
In our million-mile-an-hour culture of never enough, working less is interpreted as working less well. This isn't always the case. — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or… — Rachel Simmons Abuse Copy Share Image
“When we invest ourselves in worrying about other people think, we lose touch with what we stand for. By seeking others' approval… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Most of us are destined to be unhappy if we can't accept that we will have moments - or a waist size… — Rachel Simmons Moments Copy Share Image
When we frame women's choices in terms of extreme work or extreme mothering, women think they have to define themselves in terms… — Rachel Simmons Choices Copy Share Image
There are many ways to be the odd girl out. Your pain can brief or lasting, visible to all or none, with… — Rachel Simmons Friends Copy Share Image
Empathy isn't the same thing as expressing emotions. It's not about sharing your feelings - it can be really uncomfortable if a… — Rachel Simmons Children Copy Share Image
You don't learn how to say 'hey, I have a problem,' but you also don't learn how to hear it. There's a… — Rachel Simmons Breakdown Copy Share Image
When I did the original research for 'Odd Girl Out,' I asked every bullied girl I interviewed to tell me what she… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
If the Internet has been called a great democratizer, perhaps what social media has done is let anyone enter the beauty pageant.… — Rachel Simmons Beauty Copy Share Image
As girls grow up and download what it means to be a culturally acceptable 'good girl,' they learn to please others at… — Rachel Simmons Girl Copy Share Image
If we want to end a culture rampant with harassment, we must listen to the adult women who are speaking out courageously.… — Rachel Simmons Culture Copy Share Image
Somebody once told me I treated my smart phone like Wilson, the volleyball Tom Hanks turns into a friend when he's stranded… — Rachel Simmons Comparison Copy Share Image
Launching a kid into college is about more than having the money to pay for it. Parents invest so much of their… — Rachel Simmons Money Copy Share Image
If you want to stand with me as a single mom - and I know so many of my friends and colleagues… — Rachel Simmons Burden Copy Share Image
I was a single mom by choice at 37, and if my love life hadn't quite panned out, most everything else had.… — Rachel Simmons Amazing Copy Share Image
“Girls like Caroline and Lily are constantly performing, as much for the Good Girl they think they should be as for the… — Rachel Simmons Copy Share Image
Whether you chose a passive-aggressive husband, workaholic wife, or life of single motherhood, we are all officially allowed - and uniquely qualified… — Rachel Simmons Critique Copy Share Image
Classroom teachers can play an active role in instructing children about appropriate conduct online, even where there is no school policy on… — Rachel Simmons Advice Copy Share Image
