Hi Ann,
My daughter is about to be 13 and is going through some major changes in her life. She just started middle school and overnight went from my little girl to a teen who doesn’t want her Mom around. I don’t know how much is normal growing up and distancing, and I don’t want to smother her, but I also need to be sure I know what she’s doing.
Are there any books you can recommended that I read for this age group? I have a son who is 14 but he hasn’t had the same dramatic changes.
Thanks in advance for any guidance you may have.
~Marci
Dear Marci, Continue reading
Tagged as:
adolescence,
attitude,
book recommendations,
teens
Dear Annie,
My 13-year-old son does not receive invites or calls from other boys in his school. He started a new school last year in the 6th grade. As an ice breaker, I had some of the boys he liked over to our home and have done so on two other occassions in 2009. Girls his age are always busy socially, and I encourage him to call the other boys. But how is that helping him when the phone remains silent and there is no intiative on the other boys’ end? Is this normal? He is well behaved and does great academically but does not have any buddies. Please let me know what we should do?
~Suzanne
Dear Suzanne, Continue reading
Tagged as:
friends,
new school,
socializing,
teens
Dear Annie,
When my son was young, I had this perfect vision of his future teenage self and all his friends making our house the place to "hang out." Now that he’s 12 and quite popular, he only wants to go to other people’s homes. The last time his friends were over, I felt like I was intruding or embarrassing him every time I stuck my head in his room.
Kate
Dear Kate, Continue reading
Tagged as:
embarrassing your child,
friends,
teens,
teens hanging out
Hi Ann,
