Say This, Not That To Your Teenage Daughter: The Pocket Guide to Everyday Conversations
By Ilana Kukoff and Jessica Yuppa Huddy
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a good resource for parents to use to tread the dangerous waters of dealing with teenage daughters. Very easy to read. There is a lot of good information in here. Even if you do not agree with all of it, it gives you a basis to start thinking about how you will respond when these situations come up (and they will). Be prepared!
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Say This, Not That To Your Teenage Daughter - Ilana Kukoff
DISCLAIMER
This book is not intended to replace medical or psychological treatment.
Ilana Kukoff, Ph.D., and Jessica Yuppa Huddy, M.S. of Applied Psychology, do not practice psychology or psychotherapy. They are the founder, CEO, and Director of Curricula of Cognition Builders, an educational consulting company that provides the Say This, Not That program to families across the globe.
The strategies discussed in this book may not be suitable for every individual, and the relationship advice may not be suitable for every family.
If you or a family member have any medical or psychological conditions or limitations you should discuss them, and the advice and strategies suggested in this book, with your own medical and mental health professionals.
In some cases, a family dynamic may require family counseling with a licensed psychologist, psychotherapist, counselor, or other mental health professional.
The names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this book are either the products of the authors’ imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.
This book is not a substitute for mental health therapy.
The authors and publishers specifically disclaim all responsibility for any liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this book.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
How to Use This Book
When She’s So Stressed Out
When She Doesn’t Want You on Her Social Media
When She Says She Has No Time for Chores
When Her College Apps Still Aren’t Done
When There’s Nothing to Talk About
When You Don’t Like Her Boyfriend
When You Don’t Like That Outfit
When You Catch Her in a Lie
When She Wants to Know Why She Can’t Look Like That
When Her Best Friend Turns on Her
When She Wants to Travel Abroad
When She’s Not Going to That
When She Gives You Parenting Advice
When She’s in a Mood
When You Were Right (Again)
When You Wouldn’t Understand
When She Hates the Way Her Hair Came Out
When She Wants to Find a Boyfriend
When She Has Nothing to Wear
When She Raises Her Voice at You
When She’s Embarrassed at School
When He Says No to Prom
When You’re Moving Out of Town
When She Has No One to Hang Out With
When She’s a Liiiiittle Ungrateful
When She Doesn’t Make the Play, the Team, or the Cut
When No One Likes Her
When She Says But Mom/Dad Said I Could!
When Her Room Looks Post-Apocalyptic
When She Hates You So Much
When He Likes Someone Else
When She Has Her First Heartbreak
When Her Parents Let Her Do It!
When They’re Jealous of Her
When She’s Jealous of Them
When She Gets i nto a Fender Bender
When She Thought She’d Have It Figured Out by Now
When You Think She Has an Eating Disorder
When You’re Getting a Divorce
When She Says She Likes Girls
When She Thinks She’s a He
When Her Phone Is an Appendage
When You Catch Her Sexting
When She Drinks Too Much
When She’s a Bully’s Target
When She’s the Bully
When You Want Her to Think Bigger
When She Wants to Lose (a Healthy Amount of) Weight
When She’s Worried About a Big Change
When Everything Makes Her Anxious
When the Sadness Isn’t Lifting
When You Think She’s Hurting Herself
When Your Family Loses Someone You Love
When She Says the Teacher Hates Her
When She Steals from You
When She Needs to Pick a University
When She Wants to Transfer to Another High School
When You Think She Might Be Doing Drugs
When You’re Very Sick
When You Were Wrong
Foreword
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
So wrote the American poet and physician William Carlos Williams decades ago. Kukoff and Huddy, experienced healers in their own right, understand how much depends upon the details: the red (not green) wheel barrow, glazed (not covered) with rain, beside (not on top of) the white (not bantam) chickens.
Unlike so many who offer help to parents, Kukoff and Huddy live in the details, in the weeds, not in the theory. They know what daughters say, and they know how parents writhe in their efforts to respond. They know how hard it is to know what to say. But most of all, they know about that red wheel barrow called reality.
This wise and immensely practical, useful, sanity- saving volume is brilliant in its brevity, scope, and savvy. These two women know what they are talking about (I won’t tell you how and why I know this because they have not given me enough space to do so, but, believe me, and you really ought to believe me, because I know) and they can save you sleepless nights, endless fights, and, most of all, help you be the kind of parent you want to be.
No one does the most important job in the world—raising a child—without help. These two women, Ilana Kukoff and Jessica Huddy, give you detailed scripts on what to say, and what not to say, as you interact
(a euphemism if ever there were one!) with your daughter. But even better, they show you how to use your most powerful tool, the most powerful force in the world—love—constructively, succinctly, and successfully.
Rejoice! The book you hold in your hands will deliver you to a new way of being with your daughter.
Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D.
Introduction
Words can make for fickle friends. They are both the chutes and the ladders of our daily lives. We go up and down, from conversation to conflict, often without really knowing why. From the daily common occurrences to the big ticket items, at every turn, the things we say—or don’t— shape our lives. Words are never just words. For us at Cognition Builders, this truth is a cornerstone.
Cognition Builders is an educational company devoted to building healthy individuals and families. Ilana Kukoff is the founder and CEO. Jessica Yuppa Huddy is the director of curricula. When we set out to write this book, we thought about the stories we’ve collected, the conflicts we’ve dissolved, and the dysfunction we’ve rewritten. Again and again, our clients ask us so many of the same questions: What do I say when _____ happens? What do I say when she _____? What do I say every time _____?
So we pulled together the conversational hang-ups we’ve encountered most often and tackled them, one by one. While no real individuals have been portrayed or named in this book, the anecdotes included are based on the real and composite experiences of our lives, and the lives of those we have helped. Our goal in writing a book has always been clear: bring our method to the masses.
Since our goal is to teach, we knew that Say This, Not That needed to be compatible with your real life. Learning is not a passive activity. It may begin with a book, but it never ends there. And every day, we compete against a flurry of distractions, at an unforgiving pace. Chances are that you don’t have the time to translate the latest research on adolescent development into workable advice every time you don’t know what to say to your teenage daughter. In those moments, you wish someone would just script you (or maybe even censor you). Say This, Not That is here to do that.
Cognition Builders has helped A-list entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs, politicians, and everyday families alike take on the complexities and conflicts of the human condition. The great equalizer in life is having a problem in your family. From more than two decades of experience, here’s what we know: It’s not theory that saves the day. It’s humor, compassion, and no-nonsense instruction.
Say This, Not That To Your Teenage Daughter is a pocket guide for on-the-go help. Whether you’re in the office, at dinner, or watching a movie with the family, we outline over sixty common occurrences— the moments, interactions, and