There can scarcely be a parent of a teenage daughter who is not full of anxieties about the pressures now crowding in on her from every side. The highly sexualized culture in Britain, America and the West, the omnipresence of drugs, the potential for bullying and exploitation created by the explosion of Twitter, Facebook and other social media and many more such hazards have all left many parents of teenage girls wondering how on earth they can advise and protect them. And who can be trusted to offer such parents themselves sound advice?

Dr Helen Wright is the answer to their prayers. As an acclaimed headmistress of leading independent girls’ schools in both Britain and Australia, she possesses a down-to-earth, insightful understanding of adolescent girls based on the accumulated wisdom of two decades spent guiding their lives. The parents of pupils at her exclusive schools line up for her advice. Here, in her no-nonsense guide to bringing up a teenage daughter, she has distilled that wisdom for the benefit of all.

DECODING YOUR 21ST CENTURY DAUGHTER is an easy-to-read handbook that demystifies the tricky teenage years. It offers profound, practical advice about how to manage this turbulent time in the life of an adolescent girl. Key insights are turned into memorable messages, grouped in each section under ‘What Parents Need to Know’ and ‘What Parents Need to Do’, enabling parents to dip in and out for tips on:

· Friendships

· Self-image

· Sexuality

· Drink and drugs

DR HELEN WRIGHT is one of the UK’s most prominent head teachers. A mother of two daughters and one son, she has spoken out fearlessly about the pressures on girls and on their parents in the modern age. Dr. Wright was head of St Mary’s Calne, a leading independent girls’ school in Wiltshire, England, until December 2012. Since January 2013 she has been head of Ascham School, a leading independent girls' school in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Wright was named by Tatler, the UK’s leading society magazine, as Best Head of a Public School 2010-2011, saying “You won’t find a more impressive role model for your teenage daughter than Dr. Helen Wright.”