Talking to Tweens: Getting It Right
Before It Gets Rocky with Your 8- to
12-Year-Old by Elizabeth Hartley-
Brewer
Very Useful
From a trusted parenting expert, a wise guide to understanding children in
the crucial tween years They may look sweet and compliant, but these
days children aged between 8 and 12-tweens -are fast emerging as a force
to be reckoned with. Gaining in confidence, expecting more freedom, and
increasingly targeted commercially, they present many new and
challenging issues for parents. But getting the relationship right during
these important years can build a rewarding trust and openness that will
see parents through the rocky teenage years ahead. Giving sound advice
that is firmly rooted in the real world and based on a clear understanding of
tweens needs, parenting expert Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer explains how
staying close to our children while beginning to let go helps us achieve the

balance that is so important for the parent-child relationship. Tackling
everyday issues of real concern, Talking to Tweens offers practical, down-
to-earth, and reassuring guidance on: Self-discipline, consideration, and
kindness Peer pressure and bullying Allowances and spending money
Body image and healthy eating Sex and puberty Family disruptions Risk,
danger, and responsibility School problems and work pressure Nurturing
self-esteem and identity
Personal Review: Talking to Tweens: Getting It Right Before It
Gets Rocky with Your 8- to 12-Year-Old by Elizabeth Hartley-
Brewer
being a grandma raising a 9yr old girl and an 11yr old boy, I needed a
refresher course. Book was enormously helpful....highly recommended.
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