Too Perfect
“My Secret Bully provides an important resource to help parents.”–Rachel Simmons, author ofOdd Girl Out“[In Just Kidding] Trudy Ludwig has not only captured the heart of boy taunting, but also the best solutions.”–Susan Wellman, founder of The Ophelia Project“Sorry! helps parents and educators teach children the magic transformative power of apology.”–Aaron Lazare, MD, author ofOn Apology“[Trouble Talk] would be well used by school counselors or social workers to interface with a child who’s exhibiting or harmed by ‘trouble talk.’”–School Library Journal“Too Perfectsets the stage for meaningful discussions about being yourself and working to your potential, not to perfection. In our extremely competitive society, I highly recommend this book for kids and parents!”–Barbara Z. Carlson, cofounder of Putting Family First and coauthor ofPutting Family First: Successful Strategies for Reclaiming Family Life in a Hurry-up World“Too Perfect is a much-needed primer for our children (not to mention, the children inside all of us) on why perfection is unhealthy, unproductive, and plain old unfun.”–Courtney E. Martin, author ofPerfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body“WithToo Perfect, Trudy Ludwig has hit the mark on the pitfalls of perfectionism–and shows children and their parents that we are all ‘perfect’ just the way we are.”–Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, MSW, LCSW, author ofPicture Perfect: What You Need to Feel Better About Your Body“Perfectionism isn’t a disease to be conquered; it is a self-esteem issue in need of healing.Too Perfectshows us how we might begin to do just that.”–Thomas S. Greenspon, PhD, author ofFreeing Our Families From PerfectionismandWhat to Do When Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough: A Guide for Kids