The Parenting Preteens Chapter focuses on ages 10 to 13, when your tween’s life feels like it is being tossed and turned in a sea of chaos, but you can become the guiding light that brings calm and confidence. The research and more than 60 age-specific activities provided will show you how to help your tween develop to his/her full potential.
It answers important questions like:
When do you talk to your prepubescent child about puberty?
What should you say?
What should you say to your tween about sex?
Are there easy to get resources for these discussions?
How can you help your preteen practice dealing with peer pressure in a “hot state?”
How can you help your tweenager establish his/her unique identity in a positive way?
How can you hard wire your tween’s brain for achievement when it starts pruning?
What can you do not to “become your parents” by constantly lecturing your preteen?
Get the answers to these questions and more, plus dozens of activities to help your child advance in all 4 Dimensions: The Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. It the Instruction Manual you didn't get with your preteen!
Tim McCarthy has a Master’s Degree in Education and a Grandmaster rank in the martial arts. He has combined his years of experience as a classroom teacher and administrator (in both public and private schools) with even more years of experience teaching and developing martial arts programs to create a simple plan for the education of children. He has spent years researching developmental child psychology, chosen the best studies, and distilled them into simple, understandable language. He then drew on his vast knowledge of activities that help children become stronger physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, and arranged them according to the capabilities of children at each age.
His unique perspective combining Eastern and Western educational philosophy creates a powerful road map for raising balanced children in an increasingly unbalanced world.