Self-Esteem

• 200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self Esteem by Will Glennon

• Brave Girls Alliance Families are trending towards wanting more empowered and healthy media characters for their daughters. More recently, Merida of the movie "Brave" is beloved for being a different kind of princess--one who doesn't promote stereotypical beauty, passivity, and waiting for rescue from a prince. Instead, Merida tells girls: "It's okay to be strong, adventurous, spirited, and an individual. You can be amazing without the focus on beauty and romance.”

• Engineer Girl The EngineerGirl website is designed to bring national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women.

• GirlFuture A resource provided by Independent Girls, Inc., a nonprofit whose mission is to educate and empower girls ages 9-15 to set goals, think for themselves, and have high self-esteem by introducing them to real and positive role models that they can emulate to achieve truly successful, independent lives.

• Girlology Books, classes and discussions on girl puberty

• In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development by Carol Gilligan, PhD

• Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons

• Positive Book Role Models for Girls: Heroines and Girl Detectives Suggestions from Common Sense Media

• Queen Bees and Wannabees by Rosalind Wiseman

• Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, PhD

• The Curse of the Good Girl by Rachel Simmons

• The Trouble with Bright Girls by Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD