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Tweens

Navigating friendships, moods, technology, boundaries, body image and the road ahead

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Tweens

By: Michelle Mitchell
Narrated by: Felicity Jurd, Michelle Mitchell
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If your child is between the ages of nine and twelve, you are in the throes of the 'between' years. Not quite a child and not yet a teenager, tweens embody a very specific stage of development that once understood will revolutionise the way you parent, educate and support those in your care.

In Tweens, award-winning parenting educator Michelle Mitchell explains that this is the most rapid period of development since toddlerhood. Right now, before the full pressures of high school hit, you have a window of opportunity that can change the trajectory of adolescence and beyond.

Using the results from her recent survey of more than 2000 parents and tweens, along with interviews with experts, Michelle compassionately guides parents through their children's:
> friendship issues
> mood swings
> confidence crises
> technology habits
> sibling rivalry
> body image concerns
> and changing behaviour.

Michelle provides invaluable practical advice and groundbreaking research from leading organisations to reassure parents that tweens are ready to be switched on to their potential, and every trusted adult in their lives can be a part of that process.

©2023 Michelle Mitchell (P)2023 Penguin Random House Australia Audio Adolescent Psychology Child Psychology Developmental Psychology Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Mental Health
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I have 4 sons. Two in the tween years, one almost there and one years away. At least 3 of them are ND. Every day is a challenge. This book helped me understand what might be going on for the kids and how I could continue to keep focusing on connection as the most important thing to move forward with.
The book was completely relatable to me on many levels and the Australian narration made it sit even more at home.
I listened to the book and then bought the hard copy to hopefully have my husband read, lend to friends and refer to as the years go on.
Great content and the narration was really calming yet animated.

Essential. I listened and then bought the hard copy too.

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Michelle Mitchell is one of the best writers. Her insightful understanding fit this age group is incredible I just wish I read it a few years earlier. My daughter is now going into teen years but I can see how much this book would have helped earlier. I would encourage any parent with children in the tween or just before to read this book. I have told so many people.

Insightful

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I liked the stories and appreciated the statistics, and also some insight into things I hadn’t considered for this age group. I have always boasted how important it is to let kids be kids as long as possible but I hadn’t realised I am in the minority now days! The statistics in this book shocked me. I’m even more passionate about letting kids be kids longer now!

Some hard truths delivered in an easy to hear manner

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I found this book so helpful to understand my tween. Thank you to the author for sharing this with the world

A great book!

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Inconsistent, contradictory and sometimes dangerous advice provided, all produced through a stunning lack of self-awareness and overabundance of self-promotion. Short-sighted, narrow-minded and undeservedly overconfident.

Poorly written, full of unhelpful cliches and tortured mixed metaphors.

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