How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years

"A very helpful philosophy with great specific suggestions." according to Penguina. I really liked this book. The message: you really cannot control your kids in high schoolthus, middle school is a good time to focus on guiding vs controlling and making sure your relationship stays strong so they will come to you when they have challenges in high school. How to do that without being a push-over . Finally, A Book with Realistic Problem/Solution Scenarios D Excellent advice for navigating some of the everyday conversations; some things should be taken with a grain of salt or keeping your family's unique dynamic and individual differences in personality in mind. The best part of this book? Practical strategies and how they might be employed in realistic interactions!. "Very helpful" according to Amazon Customer. My youngest son is so similar to a porcupine. I always feel like I have to treat him like an unbroken horse to get him to do anything. He is lazy and unmotivated at school and at home. I have started using some of the techniques in this book and I have had some positive results with him. It has also helped me rel

"Ross's central metaphor, 'tweens' as prickly-but-loveable porcupines, is funny and effective, and her writing style is easy-going, making this an accessible and practical primer." ---Library Journal

An experienced narrator, Pam has recorded many titles for the Library of Congress Talking Books program. Ross, MA, is the executive director of Parenting Horizons, an organization devoted to enriching children's lives through parent and teacher education. . She is the recipient of an AudioFile Earphones Award and the prestigious Alexander Scourby Award. Julie A. She is the author of Joint Custody with a

Yesterday, your child was a sweet, well-adjusted eight-year-old. Ross, executive director of Parenting Horizons, shows you exactly what's going on with your child and provides all the tools you need to correctly handle even the prickliest tween porcupine. What happened? And more important, how do you handle it? How you respond to these whirlwind changes will not only affect your child's behavior now but will determine how he or she turns out later. Today, a moody, disrespectful twelve-year-old. Julie A. Find out how other parents survived nightmarish tween behavior-and still raised great kids Break the "nagging cycle," give your kids responsibilities, and get results Talk about sex, drugs, and alcohol so your kid will listen Discover the secret that will help your child to disregard peer pressure and make smart choices-for life