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Informationen zum Autor COLLEEN O'GRADY is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a thriving private practice-and the mother of a teenage daughter. Klappentext Got drama? You do if you have a teenage daughter. Learn how to defuse the drama . . . and dial up the joy! Zusammenfassung Teen daughters are on an emotional rollercoaster, and responding in kind adds fuel to the fire. It’s important for moms to be a stable anchor during this stage in their life. Family therapist and mom Colleen O’Grady shares what she learned firsthand during her own daughter’s teenage years about how best to calmly de-escalate even the most stressful scenes and parent intentionally even when your teen is pushing you away. In Dial Down the Drama , O’Grady shows every mom how to learn to: Regain perspective Break the cycle of conflict Tune into her daughter without drowning in the drama Foster spontaneous conversations Replace worrying and overreacting with effective communication and action And much more! Moodiness, anger, and defiance can stress the best of us. This empowering guide gives you the tools you need to defuse the drama - and dial up the joy. As Colleen has said, you don’t dial down the drama in order to survive the teenage years; you do so because you actually can enjoy them! Dial Down the Drama provides the tools you need to do just that. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction PART IREGAINING PERSPECTIVE ON YOUR LIFE AS A MOM Chapter 1Are You "All Mothered Out”? Chapter 2What Fear Does to You and Your Daughter . . . and What You Can Do About It Chapter 3Why Moms and Daughters Can't Get It Right All the Time Chapter 4Why Your Clarity Matters Chapter 5How to Reclaim Your "I Feel Good” Energy PART IIREBUILDING YOUR CONNECTION WITH YOUR DAUGHTER Chapter 6How to Like Your Daughter Again Chapter 7Why Your Daughter is Hard-Wired for Drama and Why It's Not Personal Chapter 8 How Good Moms Become Drama Mamas Chapter 9How to Discipline Your Teenage Daughter PART IIICREATING A NEW FUTURE FOR YOU AND YOUR DAUGHTER Chapter 10 What Your Daughter Needs to Thrive Chapter 11 How to Recapture Your Life Chapter 12 How to be Your Daughter's Dream Maker Chapter 13 Why You Need a Long-Term Perspective Index ...
