Untangled by Lisa Damour - Guiding Teenage Girls - Parenting Non Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781782395560. Publisher: Atlantic Books. Age Range: Parents of girls aged 12-18. Overview. Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood is a warm, research-driven handbook for parents, teachers and carers of teenage girls. Written by clinical psychologist Dr Lisa Damour, this brand new paperback edition maps out the predictable "strands" of adolescent development, replacing worry with understanding. It's an essential, practical companion for anyone raising or supporting a teenage daughter through the ups and downs of growing up.. About the Book. Adolescence can feel unpredictable, but Dr Lisa Damour argues that girls actually grow along seven distinct, recognisable strands as they move from childhood into adulthood. In Untangled, she draws on decades of clinical experience and up-to-date research to explain how these strands — from parting with childhood to gaining independence, harnessing feelings, contending with adult authority, planning for the future, entering the romantic world and managing worry — unfold in real family life. Rather than pathologising normal teenage behaviour, the book gives parents a way to distinguish everyday growing pains from genuine causes for concern, and offers calm, concrete strategies for handling mood swings, friendship dramas, school stress, risk-taking and the push-and-pull of independence. Case studies and relatable, everyday scenarios sit alongside clear p...