Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"The teenage years don't have to be defined by conflict. Dial Down the Drama gives moms practical solutions grounded in neuroscience that transform the eye rolls and one-word answers into healthy relationships with their daughters. I highly recommend it." --Jack Canfield, Co-Author, Chicken Soup for the Mother & Daughter Soul (R)
One moment your daughter is fun-loving and energetic--a pleasure to be around. The next she's sulking in silence, or worse, screaming and slamming the door. Congratulations, you're the mother of a teenage girl.
Your daughter is on an emotional roller coaster. Responding in kind just adds fuel to the fire and erodes your relationship. Teens need a stable anchor--a mom who calmly de-escalates scenes and parents intentionally, even when her child is pushing away.
Written by a popular family therapist,
Dial Down the Drama reveals how to reclaim your center and reconnect with your teen. It helps you:
Regain perspective - Break the cycle of conflict - Tune in to your daughter without drowning in her drama - Foster spontaneous conversations - Understand the developing adolescent brain and how it influences behavior - Appreciate her for who she is now--a wonderful, work in progress - Replace worrying and overreacting with effective communication and action - Forge a healthy and lasting bond together
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.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
Got drama? You do if you have a teenage daughter. Learn how to defuse the drama . . . and dial up the joy