Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication

by Charles Sophy, Brown Kogen

Overview

In Side by Side Dr. Charles Sophy introduces a revolutionary program tohelp mothers and daughters learn to navigate and resolve even their mostvolatile conflicts, taking their relationship to a new level of understanding,love, and respect. Side by Side is the first step to having a strong andrewarding connection with your daughter for years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061847684
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/08/2011
Pages:	243
Sales rank:	1,149,504
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 5.36(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

Dr. Charles Sophy is a psychiatrist who has a private practice and serves as medical director for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. He has appeared on such programs as Today, Good Morning America, CNN's Larry King Live, and The Rachel Ray Show.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 The Up-Front Work

1 Strength: The Four Truths 11

2 Balance: The Key to Your Life 33

3 Clarity: Your Daughter, Your Opportunity 55

Part 2 The Chair Strategy

4 Getting Started with the Chair Strategy 85

5 Step One: Observing and Identifying Chair Positions 111

6 Step Two: Changing Chair Positions to Move through Conflict 119

7 Step Three: Navigating through Positions to Arrive at a Resolution 139

Part 3 Hot-Button Issues

8 Sex and the Perceived Transfer of Sexuality 161

9 Money and Values 195

10 Divorce 221

Epilogue 241

Acknowledgments 243

What People are Saying About This

Paris Hilton

“Side by Side is a must-have for girls, especially if you’re spending a long weekend with your mom!”

Mel B

“In Side by Side, Dr. Sophy has helped me better understand my own behavior as a woman and allowed me to strengthen my connection with my daughter through practical exercises and compelling stories. Truly a brilliant read!”

Sharon Stone

“This book directs you on a path to connect mother to daughter or vice versa. It is a marvelous gift. ”

Nathalie Marciano

“Dr. Sophy has an amazing understanding of the mother/daughter relationship. He has helped bring me clarity on how I can be the best possible parent to my daughters.”

Editorial Reviews

Side by Side is a must-have for girls, especially if you’re spending a long weekend with your mom!” — Paris Hilton

“This book directs you on a path to connect mother to daughter or vice versa. It is a marvelous gift. ” — Sharon Stone

“I applaud Dr. Sophy’s efforts to take the heat and pain out of the mother-daughter relationship. His principles are sound and his advice is practical. Side by Side is an innovative and useful book.” — Jane Isay, author of Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationships between Adult Children and Parents

“In Side by Side, Dr. Sophy has helped me better understand my own behavior as a woman and allowed me to strengthen my connection with my daughter through practical exercises and compelling stories. Truly a brilliant read!” — Mel B, actress and singer

“Dr. Sophy has an amazing understanding of the mother/daughter relationship. He has helped bring me clarity on how I can be the best possible parent to my daughters.” — Nathalie Marciano, former Creative Director for Charles David Shoes, producer of My Life in Ruins

“Accessibly written and abundantly illustrated with stories taken from Sophy’s extensive professional repertoire, this book would be useful for mothers of any age interested in improving their relationships with their daughters.” — Library Journal

From the Publisher

Dr. Sophy has an amazing understanding of the mother/daughter relationship. He has helped bring me clarity on how I can be the best possible parent to my daughters.

Nathalie Marciano

In Side by Side, Dr. Sophy has helped me better understand my own behavior as a woman and allowed me to strengthen my connection with my daughter through practical exercises and compelling stories. Truly a brilliant read!

Mel B

I applaud Dr. Sophy’s efforts to take the heat and pain out of the mother-daughter relationship. His principles are sound and his advice is practical. Side by Side is an innovative and useful book.

Jane Isay

This book directs you on a path to connect mother to daughter or vice versa. It is a marvelous gift.

Sharon Stone

Side by Side is a must-have for girls, especially if you’re spending a long weekend with your mom!

Paris Hilton

Board-certified psychiatrist Sophy has more than 20 years' experience working with children, teens, adults, and families from all socioeconomic strata and is particularly interested in the tremendously beneficial or destructive effects of mother-daughter relationships. Dividing the text into three sections, Sophy employs a strengths-based approach that starts with the "designated driver" (the mother), follows with the "chair strategy" for understanding and improving communication, and concluding with the "hot-button issues" of sex, money/values, and divorce. VERDICT Accessibly written and abundantly illustrated with stories taken from Sophy's extensive professional repertoire, this book would be useful for mothers of any age interested in improving their relationships with their daughters.—Paula McMillen, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas

Library Journal