You don't really know me: why mothers and daughters fight and how both can win 0393057585, 9780393327106, 9780393285741, 9780393057584

Understand what your teenage daughter really means—and learn to use your arguments to strengthen your bond with her.Moth

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You don't really know me: why mothers and daughters fight and how both can win
 0393057585, 9780393327106, 9780393285741, 9780393057584

Table of contents :
INTRODUCTION. Love, Conflict, and Growth
1. The Mother/ Daughter Plot
2. "You're not listening!": The Battle for Recognition
3. "Let me live my own life!": Why Teenage Girls are Insulted by Parental Concern
4. "She can pick an argument out of thin air!": What Lies Behind Teenage Irritability
5. Power Struggle: The Choreography of Status
6. Portraits of Mother/ Daughter Meltdown
7. Learning to Fight: Friendship and Conflict
8. My Mother, My Father: Two Different Relationships
9. "I'm too fat!": The Ambiguity of Physical Growth
10. I know that already!": Sex Talk
11. "So that's how you feel!": How Conflict Can Lead to Closeness
12. The Lifelong Dialogue.

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