Between: A guide for parents of eight to thirteen-year-olds

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith

Overview

'Full of practical parenting advice that will give you the tools to guide your child through this time' Daily Express

Raising a tween can often leave you feeling like a parenting beginner all over again. Children in the 'between' stage seem to change almost daily, leaving many parents struggling to understand the child they once thought they knew so well. In Between, parenting expert and mother of four Sarah Ockwell-Smith uses a unique blend of the biology, psychology and sociology of adolescence as the basis for practical parenting advice that you can use to help your child through the transition from childhood to adulthood.

It explores key issues, including:

*Why tweens can often be moody, rude, lazy and impulsive - and how to cope with their behaviour
*What exactly happens during puberty - and when and how to talk to your tween about it
* How to navigate friendships and romantic relationships in the tween years
*How to encourage good mental health and body image
*Managing screen time and avoiding common pitfalls
*Supporting the transition to secondary school

Between also offers advice on coping with your own feelings as your child moves through this busy developmental period, and how to let go and give them wings to fly. The tween years can be a difficult period for parent and child alike, but your openness and support is key to building the relationship that you will have with your child for the rest of their life. Between is the handbook that will guide you across the bridge from childhood into adolescence, together with your child.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780349427768
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	03/11/2021
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Sarah Ockwell-Smith is the mother of four children. She has a BSc in Psychology and worked for several years in Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Following the birth of her first child, Sarah re-trained as a Paediatric Homeopath, Antenatal Teacher and Birth and Postnatal Doula. She has also undertaken training in Baby Massage, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. Sarah specialises in gentle parenting methods and is co-founder of the GentleParenting website (www.gentleparenting.co.uk). Sarah writes a parenting blog (www.sarahockwell-smith.com) which is read by 3 million parents per year, and is the author of BabyCalm, ToddlerCalm, The Gentle Sleep Book, The Gentle Parenting Book, The Gentle Discipline Book, The Gentle Potty Training Book, The Gentle Eating Book, The Second Baby Book, The Starting School Book Between: A guide for parents of eight to thirteen-year-olds, How to Be a Calm Parent and Beginnings. She frequently writes for magazines and newspapers, and is often called upon as a parenting expert for national television and radio.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Bridge Between Two Worlds 1

Chapter 1 Tween Biology - Changing Brains and Bodies 9

Chapter 2 What Tweens Really Want (and What They Really Need) 37

Chapter 3 Typical Tween Behaviour - and How to Cope With It 58

Chapter 4 Friends, Foes and Frenemies 84

Chapter 5 Mental Health in the Tween Years 106

Chapter 6 Love, Identity and Body Autonomy 131

Chapter 7 Encouraging Body Positivity in the Tween Years 151

Chapter 8 Personal Hygiene, Body Care and First Periods 162

Chapter 9 How to Raise Tween Allies and Activists 177

Chapter 10 Screen Time and Growing Up Online 190

Chapter 11 School Motivation, Homework and Future Aspirations 199

Chapter 12 Raising a Financially Literate Tween 214

Chapter 13 Letting Go and Fostering Independence 225

A Closing Note 233

References 235

Resources 243

Index 249