TY - BOOK AU - Ross,Julie A. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - How to hug a porcupine: negotiating the prickly points of the tween years AV - HQ777.15 .R675 2008eb U1 - 649/.124 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Preteens KW - Parent and child KW - Child rearing KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10235135 ER -