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Dial down the drama : reducing conflict and reconnecting with your teenage daughter--a guide for mothers everywhere / Colleen O'Grady.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Grady, Colleen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mothers and daughters.
- Daughters--Psychology.
- Daughters.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Parenting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Reducing conflict and reconnecting with your teenage daughter--a guide for mothers everywhere
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : AMACOM--American Management Association, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- One moment your daughter is fun-loving and energetic—a pleasure to be around. The next she’s sulking in silence, or worse, screaming and slamming the door. Congratulations, you’re the mother of a teenage girl. Your daughter is on an emotional roller coaster. Responding in kind just adds fuel to the fire and erodes your relationship. Teens need a stable anchor—a mom who calmly de-escalates scenes and parents intentionally, even when her child is pushing away. Written by a popular family therapist, Dial Down the Drama reveals how to reclaim your center and reconnect with your teen. It helps you: Regain perspective Break the cycle of conflict Tune in to your daughter without drowning in her drama Foster spontaneous conversations Understand the developing adolescent brain and how it influences behavior Appreciate her for who she is now—a wonderful, work in progress Replace worrying and overreacting with effective communication and action Forge a healthy and lasting bond together Moodiness, anger, and defiance can stress the best of us. This empowering guide gives you the tools you need to defuse the drama—and dial up the joy.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Regaining perspective on your life as a mom
- Are you "all mothered out?"
- What fear does to you and your daughter
- and what you can do about it
- Why moms and daughters can't get it right all the time
- Why your clarity matters
- How to reclaim your "I feel good" energy
- Rebuilding your connection with your daughter
- How to like your daughter again
- Why your daughter is hard-wired for drama and why it's not personal
- How good moms become drama mamas
- How to discipline your teenage daughter
- Creating a new future for you and your daughter
- What your daughter needs to thrive
- How to recapture your life
- How to be your daughter's dream maker
- Why you need a long-term perspective
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780814436561
- 0814436560
- OCLC:
- 925563950
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