"Lisa Damour, Ph.D., director of the internationally renowned Laurel School's Center for Research on Girls, pulls back the curtain on the teenage years and shows why your daughter's erratic and confusing behavior is actually healthy, necessary, and natural. Untangled explains what's going on, prepares parents for what's to come, and lets them know when it's time to worry,"--Amazon.com.

ONE. Parting with childhood -- The cold shoulder -- Allergic to questions -- Surprisingly mean -- The swimming pool -- Totally competent, except for when she's not -- Blooming, reluctantly -- Smoke without fire -- Parting with childhood: when to worry. The female Peter Pan ; Rushing into adulthood -- TWO. Joining a new tribe -- The pull of the popular -- Tribal warfare -- Frenemies -- If your tribe jumped off a bridge ... -- When tribes need elders -- Social (media) skills -- Joining a new tribe: when to worry. Social isolation ; Being bullied ; Being a bully -- THREE. Harnessing emotions -- You: the emotional dumping ground -- I'm upset, now you're upset -- Befriending distress -- Catalytic reactions -- Coping by posting -- How to become an accidental helicopter parent -- Harnessing emotions: when to worry. Recognizing adolescent mood and anxiety disorders ; Self-destructive coping -- FOUR. Contending with adult authority -- Seeing behind the curtain -- The end of "Because I said so" -- Framing danger -- Rupture and repair -- Crazy spots -- Adults with faults -- Holding the line -- Contending with adult authority: when to worry. Too good to be true ; Constantly contending ; Adults contending with each other -- FIVE. Planning for the future -- Impulses, meet the Internet -- The road to the future: who drives? -- Making the grade -- Tense about tests -- Planning for next week -- Dealing with disappointment -- Planning for the future: when to worry. All plan and no play ; No plan in sight -- SIX. Entering the romantic world -- A dream deferred -- A match made in a marketing meeting -- Offering some perspective -- The inner compass -- Dating for credit -- Being gay: the slur and the reality -- Entering the romantic world: when to worry. The tributaries and the lake ; April-June romances -- SEVEN. Caring for herself -- Nodding without listening -- Girls, food, and weight -- Sleep vs. technology -- Getting real about drinking -- Straight talk about drugs -- Sex and its risks -- Caring for herself: when to worry. Eating disorders ; Not ready to launch.