For Mothers of Difficult Daughters

~How to enrich and repair the bond in adulthood~

By: Dr. Charney Herst w/ Lynette Padwa

265 pp.

If the relationship between mother and daughter is faltering, strained, or nonexistent, then this book is just right to help begin a new bonding and understanding.

Dr. Herst explains the three main types of difficult daughters as being dependent, dissatisfied, or distant; some might even have all three traits. Herst also explains that within the literature and psychoanalytic world, it is usually the mothers who get the blame for their daughter acting up. There are speculations that a mother did not pay enough attention to their daughter or that the mother just did not know how to raise their daughter at all. Well, who does know exactly what to do when raising a daughter? Herst gives lists for you to check and see how it relates to you with your relationship with your daughter. Herst also recommends having a mediator to help with this relationship bonding. A mediator must be someone who does not know either the mother or daughter in order for a neutral outlook upon this relationship.

This book is a quick read, but very informative all the same. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this insightful book.