**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An award-winning guide to the
sometimes erratic and confusing behavior of teenage girls that explains
what's going on, prepares parents for what's to come, and lets them know
when it's time to worry.
Look for Under Pressure, the companion guide to coping with stress
and anxiety among girls, available now.**
In this sane, highly engaging, and informed guide for parents of
daughters, Dr. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest
research to reveal the seven distinct--and absolutely
normal--developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups,
including Parting with Childhood, Contending with Adult Authority,
Entering the Romantic World, and Caring for Herself. Providing realistic
scenarios and welcome advice on how to engage daughters in smart,
constructive ways, Untangled gives parents a broad framework for
understanding their daughters while addressing their most common
questions, including
- My thirteen-year-old rolls her eyes when I try to talk to her, and
only does it more when I get angry with her about it. How should I
respond?
- Do I tell my teen daughter that I'm checking her phone?
- My daughter suffers from test anxiety. What can I do to help her?
- Where's the line between healthy eating and having an eating
disorder?
- My teenage daughter wants to know why I'm against pot when it's legal
in some states. What should I say?
- My daughter's friend is cutting herself. Do I call the girl's mother
to let her know?
Perhaps most important, Untangled helps mothers and fathers
understand, connect, and grow with their daughters. When parents know
what makes their daughter tick, they can embrace and enjoy the challenge
of raising a healthy, happy young woman.
BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD WINNER
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"Finally, there's some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent
girls, and psychologist Lisa Damour is the bearer of that happy news.
[Untangled] is the most down-to-earth, readable parenting book I've
come across in a long time."--The Washington Post*
"Anna Freud wrote in 1958, 'There are few situations in life which are
more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during
the attempt to liberate themselves.' In the intervening decades, the
transition doesn't appear to have gotten any easier which makes
Untangled such a welcome new resource."--The Boston Globe
