Can mothers and daughters be best friends? Unlike previous generations, many of today’s daughters put off marriage and babies until their thirties. Prolonging the period in which they’re single, women in their twenties and thirties are now developing deeper bonds with their mothers, sometimes for the better, while other relationships are more challenging. Is there such a thing as too close for comfort?
Ms. Shaffer and Ms. Gordon address the harsh realities and societal pressures facing teenage boys today, and provide parents from a wide variety of cultures with essential suggestions on how to maintain emotional connections with their sons. They interviewed teenage boys and girls, mothers, fathers, coaches, counselors, teachers, and psychologists to outline issues.
Shaffer and Gordon address the incredible challenges facing teenage girls today; from peer pressure to unrealistic expectations about beauty, lifestyle, early or unwanted sexual experiences, the importance of popularity, and fitting in. The symptoms of these constant pressures are manifold and take on such characteristics as eating disorders, self-mutilation ("cutting"), substance abuse, bullying, and depression.
In their book, Gordon and Shaffer guide you as a parent to help your child achieve these goals and to be involved without being over- involved. With savvy advice, humor, and many real-life stories from twentysomethings and parents who've been there, Mom, Can I Move Back In With You? explores the most common problems of parenting.
