Mar 7, 2011
Girls on the Edge
by Leonard Sax
I really don’t like this author much. I find the insights he’s having pretty common sense and he’s not really eroding a lot of insight into why girls act the way they do and what society and parents can REALLY do to change any of it. I find that he has a pretty nostalgic look on society and is completely biased. I guess as a doctor he must see a lot of f*ed up cases, but I don’t find the book positive or engaging. More like a bitter lecture.
The 2 things I thought were cool and will try to keep in mind if I have a girl is that she should drink milk and do a lot of jumping. Apparently there’s something in specifically milk that help build strong bones. And jumping repeatedly helps to strengthen bones and make them denser than if you don’t jump a lot. Interesting. But that was really the only 2 things I walked away with that I really appreciated. Most of the other information was I felt shallowly researched and more of his personal opinion than fact. Would not recommend.