GIRLS HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE. THE PROOF IS IN THE STATS. THEY EARN 57-PERCENT OF COLLEGE DEGREES AND ARE AWARDED MORE THAN HALF OF ALL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LAW AND MED SCHOOL ADMISSIONS. YET, MANY YOUNG GIRLS ARE FEELING THE PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT, AND EXPERTS WARN IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE DEVASTATING. ("Make sure I do the best I can to get good grades, have a good GPA.") ("After school activities. My parents pressure me to do soccer or softball or something.") ("I think in the past week, I was asked what I want to do and what college I want to go to at least five times.") THE PRESSURES YOUNG GIRLS FACE ARE MOUNTING. "It's the best time in history to be a girl, but the flip side is the pressures are relentless." PSYCHOLOGIST STEPHEN HINSHAW SAYS YOUNG GIRLS ARE FACING A TRIPLE BIND -- A SET OF EXPECTATIONS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET. NOT ONLY DO GIRLS HAVE TO BE BRAINY AND ATHLETIC, THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE THIN AND BEAUTIFUL. IT'S LEADING TO A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. "One girl in four by the age of 19 will have developed a major depression, made a suicide attempt, been involved in cutting or self mutilation, or been involved in binge eating or other eating disorders." EVEN REALLY YOUNG GIRLS ARE FEELING THE PRESSURE. FOR SOME, COMPETITION STARTS WHEN THEY'RE TODDLERS. ("When I don't win, I feel guilty.") "National surveys of 3rd grade girls -- 8-year-old girls -- in the United States, 60 percent are worried about their weight, and over a third are dieting." HINSHAW SAYS PARENTS SHOULD TEACH GIRLS TO BE CRITICAL OF THE MEDIA. EATING DINNER TOGETHER HAS ALSO BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EATING DISORDERS, DEPRESSION AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE. ALSO, ENCOURAGE GIRLS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE THEM A GREATER SENSE OF PURPOSE. "Getting that sense of commitment in the community may be the ultimate solution to the triple bind." PAVING THE WAY FOR THE WOMEN OF TOMORROW. PLASTIC SURGERY AMONG TEENS MORE THAN TRIPLED BETWEEN 1997 AND 2007. THE NUMBER OF PROCEDURES PERFORMED ON THOSE 18 AND YOUNGER ROSE FROM ABOUT 60-THOUSAND TO MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND.