Don't blame mother: mending the mother-daughter relationshipThe anger and agony of the mother-daughter relationship can be replaced with a new bond based on understanding and respect according to Dr. Caplan. She shows women how to move to a new, positive mother-daughter relationship based on respect. |
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CONSIDERING THE STAKES If part of you wants to avoid thinking about or
working on your relationship with your mother, consider these important points: •
You have a lot to lose if you give up. • You have a lot to gain if you don't give up.
CONSIDERING THE STAKES If part of you wants to avoid thinking about or
working on your relationship with your mother, consider these important points: •
You have a lot to lose if you give up. • You have a lot to gain if you don't give up.
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If you haven't yet done the biography, consider doing so now. A lot may change
as she sees that you take her seriously enough to ask about her life, to listen to
her answers, and to consider her an important source of information, a partner in
...
If you haven't yet done the biography, consider doing so now. A lot may change
as she sees that you take her seriously enough to ask about her life, to listen to
her answers, and to consider her an important source of information, a partner in
...
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mending the mother-daughter relationship Paula J. Caplan. mothers' power as
dangerous, we daughters often fail to consider the influence that we have over
them. But in order to build a true alliance with them, we have to know how we
affect ...
mending the mother-daughter relationship Paula J. Caplan. mothers' power as
dangerous, we daughters often fail to consider the influence that we have over
them. But in order to build a true alliance with them, we have to know how we
affect ...
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| Title | Don't blame mother: mending the mother-daughter relationship |
| Author | Paula J. Caplan |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0060161027, 9780060161026 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood Intergenerational relations Motherhood Motherhood - Psychological aspects Motherhood Psychological aspects Motherhood/ Psychological aspects Mothers and daughters Psychology / General Social Science / General Women Women - Psychology Women Psychology Women/ Psychology |
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