No More Mean Girls

Katie Hurley, LCSW, Psychotherapist and Author, “No More Mean Girls: the Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls” “Mean Girls” opens on the Broadway stage this spring. Based on the coming-of-age movie, it chronicles the skirmishes between the cool girls and the outcasts at a Chicago high school. But child psychologist Katie Hurley has noticed something about mean girls in real life—they’re getting younger. Socially aggressive behavior once typical of high school can be seen on elementary school playgrounds, according to Ms. Hurley. She’s written a guide for parents called “No More Mean Girls.”