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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Rachel Simmons Rachel Simmons is the director of the Phoebe Reese Lewis leadership program at Smith College and the author of [_Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Happy, Healthy & Fulfilling Lives_](https://www.amazon.com/Enough-She-Impossible-Standards-Fulfilling/dp/0062438395/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?crid=10UHLDSKFIOHV&keywords=rachel+simmons+enough+as+she+is&qid=1558532452&s=gateway&sprefix=rachel+simmons%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1)_._ ## Rachel Simmons *  May 23, 2019 ### [We Tell Our Kids That Hard Work Always Pays Off. What Happens When They Fail Anyway?](https://time.com/5593706/hard-work-achievement-mindset/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 15, 2017 ### [How to Raise a Daughter in the Trump Era](https://time.com/4672017/teach-children-donald-trump/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 19, 2016 ### [How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror](https://time.com/4459153/social-media-body-image/) Instagram and Snapchat are affecting teens' body image [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 12, 2016 ### [Why More Teen Girls Are Getting Genital Plastic Surgery](https://time.com/4327126/teen-girls-implants-genital-plastic-surgery/) Porn is the likely culprit in the alarming increase in surgeries [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 22, 2016 ### [3 Friends, 1 Odd Girl Out: Cracking the Girl Threesome](https://time.com/4185741/three-friends-one-odd-girl-out-cracking-the-girl-threesome/) How to help your middle-school daughters be kind *  Dec 30, 2015 ### [Girl Friendship Drama: When It's Time to Stop Perseverating and Let It Go](https://time.com/4164429/girl-friendship-drama-when-its-time-to-stop-perseverating-and-let-it-go/) Tweens and teens have high expectations of themselves and their relationships, but sometimes it's be... *  Dec 30, 2015 ### [Parenting While Heartbroken: The Do's and Don'ts](https://time.com/4164415/heartbreak-parenting-divorce/) After a breakup or divorce, parents have to decide how much to share with their children *  Sep 11, 2015 ### [How Parents Make Things Worse For Struggling College Students](https://time.com/4031257/college-freshman-depression-parenting/) When a teen is having trouble, talking more about the issue isn't always the solution *  Aug 25, 2015 ### [Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard](https://time.com/4008357/girls-failure-practice/) Failing well is a skill *  Jul 20, 2015 ### [Not Without My Smartphone: The Case for Somewhat Distracted Parenting](https://time.com/3962786/screen-time-parents-smart-phones/) Here's why being on your phone doesn't make you a bad parent *  Dec 18, 2014 ### [Debunking the Myths of the Perfect BFF](https://time.com/3637044/teen-girls-bff-best-friends/) There's no such thing as a perfect friendship. It’s time to teach girls the truth about the complexi... *  Nov 10, 2014 ### [How Instagram Became Home to Today's Mean Girls](https://time.com/3559340/instagram-tween-girls/) Girls have quietly repurposed the photo-sharing app into a barometer for popularity, friendship stat... *  Sep 25, 2014 ### [There's Nothing Wrong with the Mommy Track](https://time.com/3430120/mommy-track-nothing-wrong-with-it/) Our culture sings in only two keys about how successful women manage motherhood and work: either you... *  Sep 8, 2014 ### [The College Transition: How to Parent When Your Child Leaves Home](https://time.com/3303748/college-transition-parenting/) There has never been a more emotionally challenging time to be a college student in the United State... 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