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preteens
When Did Your Daughter Start Shaving For the First Time? Advice?
Should shaving for the first time be looked at as a big deal?
My 9-Year-Old Daughter Is Going Through Puberty: How Can I Help Her?
“My daughter turned 9 in September. She is showing signs of puberty. She has breast buds, and honestly, I don’t know when it started. They are little.”
My 11-Year-Old Doesn’t Want to Visit Her Dad Because of COVID-19 Fears, But He Is Heavily Guilt-Tripping Her: Advice?
A mom writes in asking for advice about her 11-year-old daughter. She shares custody of her daughter with her ex. However, her daughter has not wanted to visit and stay with her father (and his wife), mostly because of anxiety over COVID-19 and also because she has a new baby sister at her mom’s right now. This mom says her daughter’s father will call and guilt-trip her about not coming to the point where it upsets the daughter and makes her cry. What can this mom do?
My 11-Year-Old Daughter Came Out to Me: How Can I Support Her?
A mom writes in asking for advice about her 11-year-old daughter, who recently came out as bisexual to her. This mom loves her daughter no matter what but is looking for advice from other moms who have experienced this with their own children. How can she support her daughter on her journey?
I Found Messages Between My 10-Year-Old Son and His Friend and Worry He May Be Suicidal: Advice?
TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains discussion on the topic of suicide and mental health.
The YouTube Videos My Preteen Daughter Watches Seem to Be Affecting Her Behavior: Advice?
A mom writes in asking for advice about her preteen daughter, whose behavior, she says, has gotten more defiant and “sassy” since she began watching videos on YouTube.
I Need Tips on Dealing With the Pre-Teen Attitude. Advice?
“I know that we have got to get this attitude under control, and FAST, but I’m stuck on how to do this without also making everyone else in our home miserable in the process.”
Science Says: This Is Why the Parents of Middle-Schoolers Are the Most Likely to Be Depressed
“It’s not ‘it takes a village to raise a child.’ It takes a village to raise a preteen.”