On Feb. 9, Lisa Damour, clinical instructor of psychology, released her book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood.
The book, which was profiled on a recent edition of “CBS This Morning,” explains why teenage girls act the way they do, breaking down the seven transitions in a girl’s life that turn her into a grown up.
Those seven transitions each are described in a chapter of the book:
- Parting with Childhood
- Joining a New Tribe
- Harnessing Emotions
- Contending with Adult Authority
- Planning for the Future
- Entering the Romantic World
- Caring for Herself