The everything guide to raising adolescent girls : reassuring advice to help you and your daughter navigate these turbulent years / Moira McCarthy with Mary E. Muscari.

Includes index.

Where has my little girl gone? -- Life with mom -- Life with dad -- Communicating with your daughter -- Discipline and punishments -- Your daughter's self-esteem and self-image -- Developing emotional maturity -- Miss independent -- Your daughter's value system -- School and social issues -- Let's talk about sex (and dating) -- Risky business -- Twenty-first century issues and technology -- Coping with mental health and behavior issues -- Taking care of you during her adolescence.

"The Everything Guide to Raising Adolescent Girls" will assist parents through the most difficult years in their child's life - ages 13 and up. This guide offers detailed information on the various stages of development and challenges for raising adolescent girls and how to cope, covering: the adolescent brain and the debate over gender differences; the facts about puberty, sexual development and body issues (and how to talk to your daughter about all of it); dieting, peer pressure and self-esteem; female adolescent issues like dating and appearance; school issues and troubling girl issues, including risky behaviour; potential psychological problems that your daughter may face; facts about teen abuse and tips for helping your daughter resist alcohol and drugs; safe sex, STDs and unplanned pregnancies; and, effective parenting techniques and discipline approaches.