Between Mother and Daughter

August 1, 1999
Negotiating the mother-daughter relationship during the teenage years is nearly always challenging. Here Ford, a family counselor, and her daughter Amanda, a college student, share their insights into building a successful relationship. The book is jointly written, and the authors explore such issues as trust and freedom, talking about difficult subjects, and avoiding guilt trips, with a major emphasis on finding ways to stay connected even when disagreements arise. The promise of a mutually nurturing future relationship is held out as the reason and key to weathering the storms of the teenage years. Some of these insights are affected by Judy's role as a single parent, but much of the writing will strike a familiar note with all parents of teenage girls. Recommended for public libraries as good reading for both mothers and daughters.--Kay L. Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills., MD

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