01835nam a22003614a 4500 ebr10235135 CaPaEBR 20260707180614.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 080104s2008 nyua sb 001 0 eng 2007052925 9780071545891 (alk. paper) 0071545891 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646754023 HQ777.15 .R675 2008eb 649/.124 22 110577 87806 Ross, Julie A., 1959- 156394 How to hug a porcupine [electronic resource] : negotiating the prickly points of the tween years / Julie A. Ross. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008. xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-206) and index. Middle-schoolers : hormonal, disorganized, and defiant -- The overwhelmed "slacker" -- How to break the nagging cycle and turn responsibility over to your middle schooler -- Peer pressure and changing values -- Dealing with defiance -- The computer "addiction" -- Encouraging self-eseem and independence -- The push for independence -- Talking about sex, drugs and alcohol -- Sibling rivalry : a new level of competition -- How a relationship approach affects life. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Preteens. 130080 Parent and child. 38877 Child rearing. 7407 Electronic books. local 190 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10235135 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 110577 87806