A Smart Girl's Guide: Liking Herself: Even on the Bad Days (American Girl(r) Wellbeing)

Both my 8yr old and 10 yr old have found these books really helpful. There is only so much advice a mom can give before kids start to roll their eyes or glaze over. This book says it better/differently than I do, and so it makes a great "reference" guide for girls who are starting to deal with friendship issues at school. We have several in the series and have been happy with all of them.

I've bought a few of these 'Smart Girl' books for my middle daughter aged 9. My eldest (11years) has read them too but agreed that whilst useful they are a bit young for her. Although these books are American don't let that put you off; they are not saccharine but gently straight talking with solid advice to help young girls think about and deal with everyday concerns. They are great for a girl to read alone, do the quizzes or to share together and open up discussion. This particular book focuses on getting along with everyone, making friends, positive body image etc.

Love this book and others in the series. My 9 year old daughter seems to inhale the information and feels empowered by it. Usual girly nonsense at school so this helps her make sense of it all and stay strong. Will be buying the others asap. Thank you!

Excellent for building up your child’s self-esteem.

It's OK and easy to understand for young girls up to the age of 12 or so. Gives tips on how to overcome shyness and feeling bad. The only thing is, it seemed to put emphasis upon making lots of friends, which I don't think is necessary for self esteem. Liking yourself means liking yourself, popular or not.

My nine year old has become very self aware and her self confidence has dropped dramatically this past month. I hope this book will help her. I will be reading it before I pass it over to her to read. I have flicked through it very quickly and it looks very bright and girly which is exactly what she likes.

Bought for my eleven year old who is becoming self- conscious.Thought it was great, with lots of easy to remember tips and written in an empathetic way that a girl around this age can understand and relate to.

Bought for a "teenage" 9 year old who has friends going through more than she does right now. Suddenly we volunteer to have a shower without arguing! Whatever this book says, it's invaluable! :o)

So, I ordered this book in spite of the negative reviews and comments about "stereotyping" and forcing girls into a certain category....Here's the thing: even though its 2019 and female empowerment is taking on a whole new meaning, kids still feel a certain way. Middle school is rough. Period. That hasn't changed in the 20 years since I had to endure it, and personally I found the book helpful. I took the quizzes and answered how I thought my 11 year old daughter would, and I didn't find the results offensive or categorizing.I totally get it if people didn't care for the book, but honestly I read it cover to cover and found the subject matter is along the exact lines of what my child is currently experiencing at school. It covers topics such as shyness vs. low self esteem, which I found helpful. Sometimes, kids just need to read about something on their level, rather than from an adult's view point and just process from their level of understanding. I found the best part to be a small blurb on one of the pages titled "help is on the way." It talks about if you (young girl) can't shake negative self - talk and feelings, talk to someone about it. Parents, teachers, psychologists, social workers, school nurse, etc. I found this especially interesting because it says, plain as day, ITS OK TO FEEL THIS WAY AND MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTHY! Remove the stigma of therapists, and feeling like you HAVE to be happy or else you're "crazy."I recommend this book. My daughter is 11, she is seeing a therapist, and I did not find the print detrimental in any way. It lays out feelings and emotions from a kid's perspective, and offers elementary - middle school aged advice.

I think this book should be marketed for all the women I know too! Excellent tips and encouragement for all of us to love ourselves. One of the better purchases I have given my girl this year...and it benefited me too! I even have read segments to my boys and I wish their gender had a book about loving themselves on bad days and tips for certain situations too.

Read about half so far. Love all the advice.

This happened to be the second book I bought of this series (or whatever.) My 10 yr old daughter literally did not hardly put it down. She finished it in less then 24 hrs...& NO JOKE=>On a Saturday afternoon into evening-Shockingly! She was actually so pleased with the books, that she came into my room insisting "Mom, you gotta get some more of those book's!"Folk's, these young ladies are growing up in a VERY different time & world when compared to "the times" as well as "the world" we grew up in. Everything's so much faster, so much more stressful & more expectations. Smh. Tooo many damn "influencers" & self proclaimed so called "experts" these days...Anyways, it is SUCH a relief knowing that there are books out here now to help us parents with ALL these countless important situations & topics. I give a solid 5 ☆'s for not only topics but in the tactful & still straight forward manner that didn't frighten or make my daughter feel all uncomfortable at anytime.

I’ve been reading several of these books to my daughter in the hopes of helping her reach a higher emotional intelligence and survive the drama of tweenagehood. These books are beautifully written with amazing tools and psychology behind them. I have recommended them to every mother I know. I would have loved to have had these growing up. They have done an amazing job of simplifying personal developmental concepts that most kids don’t have access to until much later in life usually. I love the idea of investing in my daughters soft skills and helping her exceed on life through more then just what they teach you in school.