Dial Down the Drama

Reducing Conflict and Reconnecting with Your Teenage Daughter--A Guide for Mothers Everywhere

By: Colleen O'Grady

Narrated by: Jill Blackwood

Teen daughters are on an emotional rollercoaster, and responding in kind adds fuel to the fire. It’s important for moms to be a stable anchor during this stage in their life.

Family therapist and mom Colleen O’Grady shares what she learned firsthand during her own daughter’s teenage years about how best to calmly de-escalate even the most stressful scenes and parent intentionally even when your teen is pushing you away.

In Dial Down the Drama, O’Grady shows every mom how to learn to:

• Regain perspective
• Break the cycle of conflict
• Tune into her daughter without drowning in the drama
• Foster spontaneous conversations
• Replace worrying and overreacting with effective communication and action
• And much more!

Moodiness, anger, and defiance can stress the best of us. This empowering guide gives you the tools you need to defuse the drama - and dial up the joy.

As Colleen has said, you don’t dial down the drama in order to survive the teenage years; you do so because you actually can enjoy them! Dial Down the Drama provides the tools you need to do just that.

My parenting bible

A font of wisdom. I feel like it was written for me! Lots of insight and very helpful practical advice, especially during those high conflict seasons with teen girls. It has helped me to be such a much better parent. And a happier one. Have read it several times.

Very useful!

I have 12 year old daughter, it’s quite challenging to deal with her mood swings and the stubborn unwillingness to cooperate when I least expect it. This book gave me an insight in a different way of parenting and making me realize that I’m not a bad mom , that it’s only the life’s challenges make it look that way, it gives me hope that our relationship has a better future.

VERY AUTHENTIC!

I can relate! I’m glad I’m not alone in this! This is very real & current! Great book!

Nice

I'm glad I listened to this book. Very knowledgeable and gives many helpful tips on how to solve many problems with your teenage daughter without harming you or your daughter.

Truly a lifesaver of a book

This book is by far the most insightful and the most impactful parenting book I've ever read. Raising a teenager isn't easy and as a parent you often feel lost or hopeless but this book helped to keep things into perspective, give me skills on better ways to respond, and gave me a greater understanding of what my daughter is going through as a teen. I feel so much more equipped as a parent now.