Why girls talk -and what they're really saying
Subtitle: a parent's survival guide to connecting with your teen
By: Susan Morris Shaffer & Linda Perlman Gordon.
Contributors: Gordon, Linda Perlman.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Parent and teenager; Teenage girls -- United States -- Social conditions; Teenage girls -- United States -- Psychology; Communication in the family; Communication -- Sex differences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : life in the balance; title: Why girls talk; title: and what they're really saying; title: Golden girl : tyranny of beauty and culture; title: The mirror has many faces : challenges to building competent spheres; title: Focus on adolescent girls of color; title: Making the transition : the experience of everyday school life; title: Girls as friends : best buddies and friendly fire; title: Parenting : what's love got to do with it?; title: Passing on our stories : helping our daughters to appreciate the women who made today's opportunities happen; title: 13 strategic solutions for parents of adolescent girls; title: It's about that time : girls and boys together.