Untangled by Lisa Damour - Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood - Paperback Parenting Book

Details Condition: New Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781782395560 Publisher: Atlantic Books Age Range: Parents of girls aged 12-18 Overview Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood is a warm, research-driven handbook for parents, teachers and carers of teenage girls. Written by clinical psychologist Dr Lisa Damour, this brand new paperback edition maps out the predictable "strands" of adolescent development, replacing worry with understanding. It's an essential, practical companion for anyone raising or supporting a teenage daughter through the ups and downs of growing up. About the Book Adolescence can feel unpredictable, but Dr Lisa Damour argues that girls actually grow along seven distinct, recognisable strands as they move from childhood into adulthood. In Untangled, she draws on decades of clinical experience and up-to-date research to explain how these strands — from parting with childhood to gaining independence, harnessing feelings, contending with adult authority, planning for the future, entering the romantic world and managing worry — unfold in real family life. Rather than pathologising normal teenage behaviour, the book gives parents a way to distinguish everyday growing pains from genuine causes for concern, and offers calm, concrete strategies for handling mood swings, friendship dramas, school stress, risk-taking and the push-and-pull of independence. Case studies and relatable, everyday scenarios sit alongside clear psychological insight, making the material easy to apply at the kitchen table. The tone throughout is compassionate rather than alarmist, empowering adults to respond to change with confidence instead of panic. Since its original publication, Untangled has become a go-to resource for parents, school counsellors and teachers navigating the teenage years, praised for translating clinical expertise into genuinely usable, everyday guidance. This paperback edition is a lasting reference that can be returned to