Terri Apter
Terri Apter is a writer, psychologist and Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge University.
You Don't Really Know Me: Why Mothers and Daughters Fight and How Both Can Win
Mothers and teenage daughters argue more than any other child-parent pair - on average every two-and-a-half days. These quarrels, Terri Apter shows, are attempts to negotiate changes in a... (more)
The Confident Child: Raising Children to Believe in Themselves
Raising confident, motivated and caring children is a parent's greatest challenge. Drawing on her extensive research on children and parents, Terri Apter has created a guide based on "emotional... (more)
The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We're Jealous and Why We'll Love Each Other No Matter What
Relationships between women are often freighted with a rocky mix of emotions leading to anguish and confusion in the playground, in the home and in the boardroom. A woman's experience negotiating her... (more)
What Do You Want from Me?: Learning to Get Along with In-Laws
We believe that marriage is a bond between two individuals. But the in-laws acquired with marriage affect our quality of life-our marriage, family, personal comfort and long-term well-being - for... (more)
Difficult Mothers: Understanding and Overcoming Their Power
Mother love is often seen as sacred, but for many children the relationship is a painful struggle. Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally... (more)
Difficult Mothers: Understanding and Overcoming Their Power
Mother love is often seen as sacred, but for many children the relationship is a painful struggle. Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally... (more)
Passing Judgment: Praise and Blame in Everyday Life
Our obsession with praise and blame begins soon after birth. Totally dependent on others, rapidly we learn to value praise and to fear the consequences of blame. Despite outgrowing an infant's... (more)
