You're Grounded Forever...But First, Let's Go Shopping: The Challenges Mothers Face with Their Daughters and Ten Timely Solutions - Paperback

by Susan Shapiro Barash (Author)

Susan Shapiro Barash's provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters: Are we spoiling them or being too rigid? Are we trying to be their friend or are we setting ourselves up as adversaries? Are we setting a good example, or are we a cautionary tale? In short, are we creating our own monsters? This book explores:

* What color would you like that Prada bag in? (Material indulgence)

* Do you need to be eating that? (Fixations on food and weight)

* Of course you can drink when you're home with me. (Lacking boundaries and rules)

* Your closest friends are your biggest rivals. (Underestimating female friendships)

* I'll just say you aren't feeling well. (Making excuses)

* And much more

Author Biography

Susan Shapiro Barash, is an established writer of nonfiction books on women's issues and teaches gender studies at Marymount Manhattan College. A well-recognized gender expert, Barash is frequently sought out by newspapers, television shows, and radio programs to comment on women's issues, and she blogs for the Huffington Post and Psychology Today.