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Your little one is suddenly...GASP...a Tween! Your daughter's room is covered with Zac Efron posters, and your son doesn't want you to hug or kiss him anymore! Who is this creature that has replaced your adorable little one?! Don't worry! We've gathered the most authoritative articles from the experts on the Tween years to help guide you through this transition and set the foundation for a strong relationship in their later teen years.

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Middle Childhood: 9 - 11 Years Old

Your child's growing independence from the family and interest in friends might be obvious by now. Here are some ...

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Early Adolescence: 12 - 14 Years Old

Developmental Milestones Early adolescence is a time of many physical, mental, emotional, and social changes. Hormones ...

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Growth and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old

As kids grow from grade-schoolers to preteens, there continues to be a wide range of "normal" regarding height, weight, ...

Source: The Nemours Foundation
Understanding Puberty

Your daughter is asking about getting her first bra, and your son comes home from soccer practice smelling like he's ...

Source: The Nemours Foundation
Why Does Puberty Sometimes Happen Early?

My 6-year-old daughter is undergoing tests at our local hospital to see if she's in puberty. How can this be happening ...

Source: The Nemours Foundation
AAP Recommends Routine Vaccination Against HPV

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently gave its stamp of approval for routine vaccination against HPV (human ...

Source: The Nemours Foundation
10 Tips for Talking About the Facts of Life

Initiating conversations about the facts of life may be difficult for some parents because they did not grow up in an ...

Source: Advocates For Youth
Vigorous Activity Linked to Higher Grades in Middle Schoolers

Students who performed vigorous physical activity outside of school achieved higher grades than less active students.

Source: The Nemours Foundation
The Transition to Middle School

Students make many transitions during their years of schooling: from home to school, elementary to middle school, ...

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Organizing Your Preteen: Tools for Success

Middle school can be a challenge for even the best of students. The good news is, with some teamwork between the ...

Source: Education.com
Getting Ready For High School

High school brings back special memories for each of us. Looking back, I remember those years with nostalgic fondness, ...

Source: American School Counselor Association

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Perspectives on Charter Schools: A Review for Parents

Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Identifying with Contemporary Realistic Fiction

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
A Working Parent's Guide to Grade School

Source: Education.com
Cochlear Implants

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Boys in Middle School and High School

Source: National Association for Single-Sex Public Education
Prevent Playground Injuries

Source: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
My 10 Favorite Children's Books

Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
How Do I Help My Son Feel Better About Not Having Any Facial Hair?

Source: The Nemours Foundation
How Much Help Is Enough?

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Helping Kids Handle Worry

Source: The Nemours Foundation

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