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Susan Shapiro Barash's provocative new book examines the most difficult challenges any woman faces when raising daughters. Sample chapters What color would you like that Prada bag in? (material indulgence) Do you need to be eating that? (fixations on food and weight) Of course you can drink when you're home with me (loose boundaries and rules) I know she's your friend but… (underestimating female friendships) I'll just say you aren't feeling well (making excuses) And much more.
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First published September 28, 2010
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About the author
Susan Shapiro Barash
20 books20 followersSusan Shapiro Barash is an established writer of thirteen nonfiction women’s issue books including, TRIPPING THE PROM QUEEN, TOXIC FRIENDS and YOU’RE GROUNDED FOREVER BUT FIRST LET’S GO SHOPPING and fiction under her pen name Susannah Marren. Her novels, BETWEEN THE TIDES, A PALM BEACH WIFE, and A PALM BEACH SCANDAL are available now.
Her books focus on the gender divide, how women are positioned in our society and their innermost feelings about themselves as daughters, mothers, sisters, friends, wives, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, rivals, colleagues and lovers.
Susan has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The Chicago Tribune, Elle, ‘O’, and Marie Claire. She has appeared on national television including The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. She has been a guest on NPR and Sirius Radio and speaking appearances include Credit Suisse, Bayer Diagnostics, UBS, United Way and the Society of the Four Arts. Several of her titles have been optioned by Lifetime and HBO.
For over two decades she has taught in the Writing Department at Marymount Manhattan College and has guest taught in the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. She has served as a literary panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, as a judge for the International Emmys and as Vice Chair of the Mentoring Committee of the Women’s Leadership Board at the JFK School of Government, Harvard.
Follow her on Facebook and Twitter
and Instagram @susanshapirobarash
for updates and additional writings.
Her books focus on the gender divide, how women are positioned in our society and their innermost feelings about themselves as daughters, mothers, sisters, friends, wives, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, rivals, colleagues and lovers.
Susan has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The Chicago Tribune, Elle, ‘O’, and Marie Claire. She has appeared on national television including The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. She has been a guest on NPR and Sirius Radio and speaking appearances include Credit Suisse, Bayer Diagnostics, UBS, United Way and the Society of the Four Arts. Several of her titles have been optioned by Lifetime and HBO.
For over two decades she has taught in the Writing Department at Marymount Manhattan College and has guest taught in the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. She has served as a literary panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, as a judge for the International Emmys and as Vice Chair of the Mentoring Committee of the Women’s Leadership Board at the JFK School of Government, Harvard.
Follow her on Facebook and Twitter
and Instagram @susanshapirobarash
for updates and additional writings.
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March 15, 2013
Great book, but not many models for women who are ok with being SAHMs. Almost all of the sketches were of women who were single, divorced and remarried, older mothers or unhappily married moms-both working and SAHs. It was hard to relate to some of them, and I think part of the reason is that the youngest moms were still about 4-5 years older than myself and all the daughters were closer to my age than to my daughter's age. Still it was very thought provoking. The topics covered are ones which every mother worries about at least once. While I think I'm on the right track, it opened my eyes to some problems I had in my relationship with my own mother. I would definitely recommend this to any of my friends who have girls, especially those with more than one daughter. The advice is practical, non-judgemental and actually helpful, if not simply reassuring.
June 19, 2012
A nice collection of scenarios and guidance. Having a pre-teen daughter and knowing all too well what the hardships of teen life/drama can bring, I'm glad I read this book. Although most mothers feel like they know how to handle every situation, we find that there are times when our methods just don't work. This book was a nice eye opener as to what can happen and how to overcome difficult situations. This book also gave great guidance of how to keep an open line of communication with our daughters so as to maintain a positive and healthy relationship.
November 11, 2010
This book is in progress. I am reading an advanced copy from my editor, for the purposes of a formal review. It is a very fast-paced, engaging book thus far, with only very few complaints. The format moves it along, rather than allowing the reader to get stuck and bored in dry facts. However, the blanket statements here and there are either pompous or misguided, and I have not determined which yet.
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November 10, 2015
You're Grounded... is a common sense book about the challenges of mothers raising daughters, especially when the relationship is or has been a close one. Again I wish that Goodreads had a half star because I'd give this a 3.5.
Although not much depth on solutions, You're Grounded...does raise awareness of common mistakes in parenting daughters. I found it helpful in the quest to transform my sometimes adversarial relationship with my daughter into a mutually respectful adult partnership.
Although not much depth on solutions, You're Grounded...does raise awareness of common mistakes in parenting daughters. I found it helpful in the quest to transform my sometimes adversarial relationship with my daughter into a mutually respectful adult partnership.
January 13, 2011
This was an interesting book, but I felt like it could have been a pamphlet. It spent too much time describing the problem and not enough time solving the problem, if you know what I mean. I would read other stuff by the author, to see if she does the same thing. she does have good things to say, and her approach is very practical.
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