Book Review - The Drama Years

About the Book
In a few short years, they go through an incredible number of biological and emotional changes, making this the most formative—and riskiest—time in their lives. Groups turn on each other, a trusted childhood friend can reveal secrets by sending a text message or updating a Facebook status, and deciding where to sit in the cafeteria can be a daily struggle. As any tween will tell you, life for a middle school girl can be summed up in one word: drama.

Haley Kilpatrick’s own turbulent middle school experience inspired Girl Talk, a nonprofit organization in which high school mentors offer a “just been there” perspective to tween girls, helping them build self-esteem and develop leadership skills. Here, Haley delivers the definitive guidebook, packed with anecdotes from real girls around the country, who offer their insight into:

• Why her friends’ approval is suddenly vitally important
• Why she feels pressured to be perfect
• Why she’s no longer telling her parents everything
• What three vital things adults can offer to the girls in their lives to downplay the drama

Filled with practical strategies from tweens and teen mentors to help adults understand what girls today are facing, The Drama Years is a must-read for anyone struggling to help girls navigate the often difficult transition into adolescence.

About the Author
Haley Kilpatrick has been named one of Glamour’s “20 Young Women Changing the World Now,” The Huffington Post’s “Greatest Woman of the Day,” Self magazine’s “Women Doing Good,” and People’s “All-Star Among Us,” among many other honors. Founder and Executive Director of Girl Talk, Kilpatrick travels the country speaking and motivating youth, teachers and administrators on the importance of mentoring and character education and has spoken to more than 22,000 youth and educators throughout the U.S. She has been featured on such national outlets as NBC’s Today Show, NBC Nightly News, CNN, HLN and ABC. She lives in Atlanta, GA.

My Take on the Book
This was a well written book that helps any parent with middle school age girls to figure out which end is up as you traverse the minefield that is middle school with your daughters. Even though my eldest daughter is only in elementary school, I can already tell that middle school will be a challenging time for J-Mom and I. What was great about this book was that the author spent the time to lay out so much for the parent and child. The book is full of great insights and one of the best things in the book is that she offers snippets from high school girls that  made it through middle school, giving valuable insight into the mind of a girl during this turbulent time in their life. This book will open your eyes and help you better understand your daughters, I highly encourage you all to read it!

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