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Untangled

Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

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Leading clinical psychologist Lisa Damour identifies the seven key phases marking the journey from girlhood to womanhood, and offers practical advice for those raising teenage girls.

We expect an enormous amount from our teenage girls in a world where they are bombarded with messages about how they should look, behave, succeed. Yet we also speak as though adolescence is a nightmare rollercoaster ride for both parent and child, to be endured rather than enjoyed.

In Untangled, world authority and clinical psychologist Lisa Damour provides an accessible, detailed, comprehensive guide to parenting teenage girls. She believes there is a predictable blueprint for how girls grow; seven easily recognisable "strands" of transition from childhood through adolescence and on to adulthood. Girls naturally develop at different rates, typically on more than one front, and the transition will be unique to every girl.

Each chapter describes a phase, such as "contending with adult authority" and "entering the romantic world", with hints and tips for parents and daughters, and a 'when to worry' section. Damour writes sympathetically and clearly, providing a practical and helpful guide for any parent, and for teenage girls too.

©2016 Lisa Damour (P)2016 QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd Parenting & Families Relationships Teenagers Health Mental Health
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What a wonderful book, I found it so helpful to understand how the teenage girl brain works. It's very reassuring and I'm sure I'll come back to this book many times over the next few years!

Fantastic!

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If you are the parents of a daughter of 10yrs or so, don’t hesitate to buy this book. The information it contains will prove invaluable in helping you make sense of her behaviour and the journey she is on into adulthood - I only wish I’d discovered this book when my own daughter was younger. The only criticism I have of the book is the constant reference to the American school system (8th grade, 10th grade, middle school, high school and college etc). In the UK these terms Are confusing to the average reader and referring to a child’s age in years instead would make such a difference in understanding a child’s development stages or milestones.

Wish I’d read this book sooner

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Wish I had read this 5 years ago but it’s still so helpful, even half way through the teen parenting rollercoaster.
Sympathetic, insightful and really very helpful.

The bible for parents of girls

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Absolutely brilliant- I will listen again and again over the years as it applies for the next 10 years and it’s deeply encouraging and connecting

A clear example of how to muddle through this world of teenage girls

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So much info in this book, I am sure I will come back to it again!

A must for parents of teen or tween girls

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