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How much time should your child be spending on the computer? How and when should you approach the subject of sex? How do you help them deal with rejection, rivalry and bullying? YOU AND YOUR TWEEN answers all these questions and many more. A comprehensive guide to the challenging years of early adolescence, this book offers advice from a hand-selected panel of experts on everything from education to puberty. But, crucially, there are hundreds of top tips and suggestions from other mums - the members of netmums.com, the rapidly growing online community of mothers sharing valuable information on all aspects of childcare. It's real advice that really works and will help you maintain a healthy relationship with your child through the tricky tween years.
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Former marketing director Siobhan Freegard founded Netmums in 2000, while on maternity leave with her second child, largely to help address issues of isolation amongst new mothers. The network quickly grew beyond her Harrow locale to become nationwide and now boasts 840,000 members, with 2,000 new members joining every week. Netmums has been voted by Which? among their '101 Websites That Will Change Your Life'. Hollie Smith is a freelance journalist specialising in parenting and health. She has written for various women's weekly magazines as well as for the Mirror and the Daily Mail.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A lot has been said recently about The Tween. Not still a `kid' (my mum would tell me off for that - `they're not goats!'), and yet not really a teenager, the tween is a pretty modern phenomenon. Netmums' new book, You and Your Tween, looks at `managing the years from 9 to 13' with Hollie Smith, a parenting expert and author of no less than eight books on parenting. She should know what she's talking about, then...
The sections are well thought-out and do make the book easy to dip in and out of when you need advice on a specific subject. There are chapters on conflict and communication, education, friends and peers, puberty (including the dreaded sex and relationships) modern media, good health, emotional issues, and independence and responsibility. Each section is enhanced, in my opinion, with the addition of the experiences of real mums. Sometimes these mums have tried different methods to those recommended in the book, or have approached a problem from a different angle. I like this - those `holier than thou you must do it my way' books aren't my cup of tea at all. I enjoyed reading how other mums deal with issues such as online time and homework, and really felt like I'd learned some new ideas and things to try.
Worthy of a mention, I thought, were the tips for talking and listening (I think we all need reminding to stay calm when dealing with our children, and the advice about giving your tweens your full attention when they're talking is something that I will try hard to remember). I read a bit of the puberty section out to my own two, just for the sheer joy of watching them squirm, but even they admitted that the book's approach was a good one - no nonsense and factual. It was also really interesting to read the varying approaches to on-screen time - ranging from no TV during the week, to no rules at all. The reminder that `when setting ground-rules for our tweens, most of us could still benefit from taking a long hard look at our own leisure habits' struck a chord. So often in parenting we adopt a `do as I say not do as I do' system, which is far from ideal.
All in all, I'd thoroughly recommend this book - with my oldest now 16, I wish I'd read it a good few years ago. If you've got a tween, or a nearly-tween, I'd give this a go. While nothing in parenting might be completely new (even if we put a new label on it), the advice is sound and the opinions are intelligent. And hey, who doesn't need a little help?
The sections are well thought-out and do make the book easy to dip in and out of when you need advice on a specific subject. There are chapters on conflict and communication, education, friends and peers, puberty (including the dreaded sex and relationships) modern media, good health, emotional issues, and independence and responsibility. Each section is enhanced, in my opinion, with the addition of the experiences of real mums. Sometimes these mums have tried different methods to those recommended in the book, or have approached a problem from a different angle. I like this - those `holier than thou you must do it my way' books aren't my cup of tea at all. I enjoyed reading how other mums deal with issues such as online time and homework, and really felt like I'd learned some new ideas and things to try.
Worthy of a mention, I thought, were the tips for talking and listening (I think we all need reminding to stay calm when dealing with our children, and the advice about giving your tweens your full attention when they're talking is something that I will try hard to remember). I read a bit of the puberty section out to my own two, just for the sheer joy of watching them squirm, but even they admitted that the book's approach was a good one - no nonsense and factual. It was also really interesting to read the varying approaches to on-screen time - ranging from no TV during the week, to no rules at all. The reminder that `when setting ground-rules for our tweens, most of us could still benefit from taking a long hard look at our own leisure habits' struck a chord. So often in parenting we adopt a `do as I say not do as I do' system, which is far from ideal.
All in all, I'd thoroughly recommend this book - with my oldest now 16, I wish I'd read it a good few years ago. If you've got a tween, or a nearly-tween, I'd give this a go. While nothing in parenting might be completely new (even if we put a new label on it), the advice is sound and the opinions are intelligent. And hey, who doesn't need a little help?
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have 2 tweens and lately it has felt like we have 2 giant toddlers in the house. Like the book says I did all the positive parenting when they were smaller and it has shown me that all you need to do is adapt the same techniques as they get older (simple now you say it )
The way that the book is split up makes it very easy to dip in and out of and find some solutions quickly if you are in a sticky situation (!).
The bit I found really good was the comments from members, it made me realise that we aren't the first to experience this, most people go through the same things at some stage.
I read through the book a couple of nights ago now, so I made a conscious effort to put into practice what I had read when they came home from school yesterday. We actually had a great evening with no door slamming, we made plans for the weekend and we even have tidy bedrooms now (which is pretty much a miracle!)
I like the way that the book doesn't patronize or at the other end of the scale assume you have a psychology degree. It is written clearly and succinctly but with plenty of detail. The layout of information, expert comments then member comments works really well.
I would definitely recommend to anyone that has a child that is a tween (or soon will have - no harm getting prepared).
Great job Netmums, can't wait for your next book :)
The way that the book is split up makes it very easy to dip in and out of and find some solutions quickly if you are in a sticky situation (!).
The bit I found really good was the comments from members, it made me realise that we aren't the first to experience this, most people go through the same things at some stage.
I read through the book a couple of nights ago now, so I made a conscious effort to put into practice what I had read when they came home from school yesterday. We actually had a great evening with no door slamming, we made plans for the weekend and we even have tidy bedrooms now (which is pretty much a miracle!)
I like the way that the book doesn't patronize or at the other end of the scale assume you have a psychology degree. It is written clearly and succinctly but with plenty of detail. The layout of information, expert comments then member comments works really well.
I would definitely recommend to anyone that has a child that is a tween (or soon will have - no harm getting prepared).
Great job Netmums, can't wait for your next book :)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once again Holly and Netmums have come up trumps for me and my family.
After months of feeling like I'm the worst mother in the world because my 9 year old seems to have an attitude from hell I now feel "normal" again. This is all due to reading You and your tween - not only has my attitude changed towards how I feel about myself as a parent but it has also changed the way I view my daughters behaviour. She's not a bad child and I'm not a bad mother, this phase like all the others will pass and this book has helped give me the knowledge to deal with things.
Thank you again Netmums you really are worth your weight in gold.
After months of feeling like I'm the worst mother in the world because my 9 year old seems to have an attitude from hell I now feel "normal" again. This is all due to reading You and your tween - not only has my attitude changed towards how I feel about myself as a parent but it has also changed the way I view my daughters behaviour. She's not a bad child and I'm not a bad mother, this phase like all the others will pass and this book has helped give me the knowledge to deal with things.
Thank you again Netmums you really are worth your weight in gold.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A must for all tween mums
I really thought my 11 year old boy was becoming a lout until I read this book, my little angel is still in there, he just needs some guidance and help through these diffucult... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. J. Wynn
My Tween Grand-daughter
I wish I'd had this book when my two children were "Tweens"! Lots of "case notes" and reports from other parents on what worked, what didn't - nice to know you're not the only... Read more
Published 10 months ago by WoodleyGranny
A really useful book
I found this book very helpful. Im sure I will be dipping in and out of it for the next few years. Some good ideas on tackling tricky subjects and situations that come up.
Published 11 months ago by Maritime54
Must Have for all parents!
This book is a must have for all parents/carers of tweens!
There is such a vast array of literature available for the bump to toddler years, and then again for the... Read more
There is such a vast array of literature available for the bump to toddler years, and then again for the... Read more
Published 12 months ago by sarahdotty
GREAT book - why wasn't this around 10 years ago?
I am into the third round of "Tweens" only the first and second time there wasn't really a name for it - it was just the "difficult, pre-teen years". Read more
Published 12 months ago by Nickie OHara
Recommended Author
Hollie Smith rocks! I have been a long time member of the website in question and have bought all of her books so far. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J
Thank god for netmums for making me feel like a normal mum
My son is about to turn 10 and recently I've been in despair about his attitude, my cute cuddly little boy seemed to turn into 'Kevin the teenager' overnight and the usual methods... Read more
Published 12 months ago by donnanne
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