Battles Are Part of Raising Teenage Daughters
There is actually a silver lining to the battles during a daughter’s adolescence. What?! Read excerpt from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Mothers and Daughters by Rosanne Rosen. Read the article
Category Archives: Moms & Teen Girls
When Moms Envy Daughters
By Tara Deliberto, PhDc, ParentingPink.com You’re a mother of a daughter you adore. You would do absolutely anything for her. While she is off socializing with her friends, occupying herself with hobbies, and toying with ideas of what she wants to become, you have the pleasure of sitting back and watching her grow. Thoughts that…
You Say Your Daughter Isn’t Like You? Learning to Appreciate the Differences
By Janet from Michigan When I first found out I was having a baby girl, I pictured her as a miniature version of myself: dark hair and lots of it; hazel eyes. She arrived with barely any hair and beautiful blue eyes. I envisioned a sweet little girl who wanted to please her parents. I…
Strategies to Stop Yelling
Whether trying to discipline your daughter or just having a heated debate, once a parent begins to yell, they’ve lost credibility. Here are 3 things you can do to keep yourself from yelling: Be responsive, not reactive. Let your teen own the problem. Keep your frustrations in check – or take a time out. Read…
Moms vs. Teen Daughters Humor
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Are You Trying to Look Like Your Teenage Daughter?
Turns out that, according to a recent study by Temple University researchers, teens have more of an impact on what their mothers wear and buy than their mothers have on them. The study, published in the Journal of Consumer Behavior, included 343 mother-daughter pairs who completed questionnaires about their purchases of personal items such as…
Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication
The book, Side by Side, examines how to openly communicate with one another For many, motherhood is one of life’s greatest joys, but getting along with your children, particularly daughters, isn’t always a piece of cake. In “Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication,” author Dr. Charles Sophy examines this family dynamic…
I Love My Teenage Daughter, But I Can’t Stand Her Right Now
By Evelyn Resh, Oprah.com Tears, fights and backtalk—raising a teenage daughter is not always a bed of roses. But what’s normal? Evelyn Resh wants you to know that loving her and liking her don’t always have to go together. I have yet to meet a woman parenting a teen girl who hasn’t looked at me…
You Don’t Really Know Me
You Don’t Really Know Me By Terri Apter Few other family pairings are quite as combustible as a teenage daughter and her mother. In fact, they argue, on average, every two-and-a-half days. These quarrels are actually attempts to negotiate changes in a relationship that is valued by both mothers and daughters, as psychologist, Terri Apter,…
Parenting Adolescents and the Problem of Blame
by Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D., Psychology Today Exchanging blame between parent and teenager risks doing harm Blame is the act of charging some personal injury to other people or to oneself. It is meant to fix responsibility for wrong doing or what went wrong. Blame is about finding and fixing fault, and it is acted…