CHAPTER 3
Why Moms and Daughters Can’t Get It Right All the Time
Most people would think Sharon is the ideal sixteen-year-old. She’s a straight A student in her accelerated classes. She takes dance classes and is an improving pianist. She has a good group of friends and doesn’t drink or do drugs. Yet, Sharon is stressed all the time. It’s rare that she relaxes because she constantly feels pressured to improve her grades, dancing, and proficiency on the piano.
Janet, her mom, describes her daughter this way: “Sharon is argumentative, stubborn, and needs to control her anxiety. It’s so frustrating; when I give Sharon suggestions she just blows up ...
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