The Tween Years: A Parent's Guide for Surviving Those Terrific, Tubulent, and Trying Times Between Childhood and Adolescence

When Barbie and G.I. Joe are on their way out and makeup and questionable attire are on their way in, parents are often perplexed at how to handle their quickly and constantly changing child. The Tween Years offers some solutions.

A guide to understanding their child between the volatile years of 9 and 13, this book provides parents with a wealth of commonsense, no-nonsense advice on situations ranging from simple parent/child conflicts to the essentials of communication and encouragement. Featuring humorous personal stories, parent questions and answers, and psychologist interviews, this warm, heartfelt approach will help parents successfully guide their child through the troubled waters between elementary and high school.

Donna G. Corwin is a parenting expert and author of a number of books, including Time-Out for Toddlers, The Time-Out Prescription, The Challenging Child, and Parent Traps. She has also written hundreds of articles on parenting, health, and lifestyles for national magazines. She lives with her husband and tween daughter in Los Angeles.