Making up with mom
Subtitle: why mothers and daughters disagree about kids, careers, and casseroles (and what to do about it)
By: Julie Halpert and Deborah Carr.
Contributors: Carr, Deborah S.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780312368814
Subjects: Parent and adult child; Mothers and daughters; Interpersonal communication
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Mothers and daughters : why we get under each other's skin; title: From good housekeeping to working woman : why are mothers and daughters so different today?; title: Courtship, cohabitation, and china patterns : choices about love and marriage; title: Having a baby : whether, when, how, with whom, and how many?; title: The struggle over work : career choices, crises, and compromises; title: Breastfeed or bottle? time-outs or spankings? : the rules of parenting and how they've changed; title: From "playing outside" to play dates and playstations (r) : changing ideas about children's social and emotional growth; title: His, hers, and theirs : the changing terrain of household responsibilities; title: Personal time : caring for one's body and soul; title: Managing crisis : true stories of how mothers and daughters derail; title: or; title: inspire; title: each other; title: Peacetime and parting thoughts : final tips for bridging the generation gap.