DEAR MOM PB

Encouragement to help mums and teen daughters connect without angst, arguments or arm-wrestling. Every mum knows that communicating with a teenage girl can be difficult, even impossible at times. One-word answers. Defensive conversations. Daily arguments. How typical for teens to put up such barriers. All the while, mums truly long to know what their daughters really think. Best-selling author Melody Carlson bridges this chasm with trusted insight. She speaks frankly in the voice of the teen daughters she's written for, and she tells it like it is: struggles with identity, guys, friendship, and even parents - it's all here. The straight-talk to mums covers such things as 'I need you, but you can't make me admit it', 'I'm not as confident as I appear', and 'I have friends. I need a mother'. Instead of focusing on outward behaviours, Dear Mom looks at the heart and illuminates: how to talk to teens so they hear, connect despite the differences of perspective or years and experiences, and strengthen the bond every mum and daughter ultimately wants. The lively chapters in Dear Mom can be dipped into topically or used as a read-through tool by mums and daughters alike to understand what motivates or deflates, troubles or inspires.