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.
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.
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.
