Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: Creating a New Vision for Mothers and Daughters
Chapter One
What is the Mother-Daughter Project?
Chapter Two
Daughters: Helping Our Girls Thrive
Chapter Three
Mothers: Confronting the Myth of Supermom
Chapter Four
Preventing Mother-Daughter Disconnection
Chapter Five
Finding a Common Ground: Developing Mother-Daughter Mutuality
Chapter Six
Creating a Community for Mothers and Daughters
PART II: Mothers and Daughters Banding Together
Chapter Seven
Celebrating Girls
Seven Years Old - In Love with Mom and the World
Chapter Eight
Fostering True Friendship
Eight Years Old - Branching Out
Chapter Nine
Welcoming Cycles
Nine Years Old - Big Changes Ahead
Chapter Ten
Learning to Love Our Bodies
Ten Years Old - Capable and Outspoken
Chapter Eleven
Hanging Out and Having Fun (Shhh!) With Mom
Eleven Years Old - In Transition
Chapter Twelve
Cultivating Desire
Twelve Years Old - Curious
Chapter Thirteen
Teaching Safety and Freedom
Thirteen Years Old - Gaining Independence
Chapter Fourteen
Speaking Her Heart and Mind
Fourteen Years Old - Establishing Values
Chapter Fifteen
Earning Money and Wielding Power
Fifteen Years Old - Looking Ahead
Chapter Sixteen
Growing Roots and Wings
16 Years Old - Testing New Boundaries
Chapter Seventeen
Flying toward the Future
Seventeen Years Old - Becoming a Young Woman
Appendix I: Creating a Mother-Daughter Group
Appendix II: The Moon Dance of the Body
Selected Bibliography of Further Reading
Notes