Inside The Mind of Teens and Tweens

The Imposter Syndrome: Helping Your Teen Develop a Sense of Competence

03.31.2014 - By BAM Radio NetworkPlay

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Our guests say that a deep feeling of incompetence can lead many people to feel like imposters throughout their lives. In this segment we talk about how to get your teen on the right track to being confident about who they are and what they can do.

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Dr. Valerie Young is a leading expert on the imposter syndrome, and author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It.

Jessica Collett is a sociologist from the University of Notre Dame in South bend, ID who has researched how this phenomenon affects women in the STEM fields. Annie Fox, M.Ed. is an educator and award-winning author.

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