Untangled

Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood

Lisa Damour

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Year: 2016
• Topic: Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9781782395553
• Subtopic: Developmental Psychology
• Index: Psychology

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.

Index

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abstract reasoning, ref1

academics, ref1

acknowledging effort and, ref1

adolescent snags in, ref1

boys vs. girls in, ref1, ref2

consequences of low grades and, ref1, ref2

learning disorders and, ref1, ref2

linking maturity to autonomy and, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

monitoring assignments and, ref1

overperforming, ref1

power struggles over, ref1, ref2, ref3

responsibility and, ref1, ref2

test anxiety and, see test anxiety

unrealistic expectations, ref1

Adams, Michael, ref1

Adderall, ref1

addiction, ref1, ref2

ADHD, ref1

adolescent development:

anxiety and, ref1

brain remodeling during, ref1

emotional, social media and, ref1

emotional intelligence and, see emotional intelligence

family meals and, ref1

family time as important to, ref1

as irrational, ref1

predictable pattern in, ref1, ref2

puberty and, see puberty

questioning sanity and, ref1

see also developmental strands

adolescent girls:

academics and, see academics

and adults contending with each other, ref1

adults tested by, ref1

as allergic to questions, ref1

autonomy and, see autonomy

birth rate and, ref1

building emotional intelligence of, ref1, ref2

bullying and, see bullying

adolescent girls (cont’d):

and caring for themselves, see caring for herself

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compared to adolescent boys, ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12

complaining by, ref1

contending with adult authority and, see adult authority, contending with

crushes and, ref1, ref2, ref3

dating for credit and, ref1

dating older guys by, ref1

disappointment of, ref1

disrespect of, ref1, ref2

drawing attention by, ref1

drinkin...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction to the Revised Edition
• Introduction
• One Parting with Childhood
• Two Joining a New Pack
• Three Harnessing Emotions
• Four Contending with Adult Authority
• Five Planning for the Future
• Six Entering the Romantic World
• Seven Caring for Herself
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Recommended Resources
• Index
• A Reader’s Guide
• Questions and Topics for Discussion
• Questions from the Road