Tweens
b'We always figured \\u201ctween\\u201d was a catch-all marketing term for stuff with glitter on it. But since today\\u2019s kids are going through puberty earlier than ever, the years between 9 and 12 can be plenty rocky. And then sometimes stuffed animals still. It\\u2019s a mix.\\nDr. Catherine Steiner-Adair, author of The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age, says it\\u2019s important that we parents not take our tweens\\u2019 sudden withdrawal as rejection:\\n\\nAll too often parents personalize some of the distance that occurs and misinterpret it as a willful refusal or maybe oppositional behavior.\\n\\nIn other words: sometimes tweens ask for love in the tweeniest of ways.\\nIn this episode, we discuss:\\n\\nhow the way 9-11 year olds think actually changes from when they were younger\\nthe importance of establishing a new-ish relationship with what Juliann Garey calls an \\u201cupdated version of your kid\\u201d\\nhow to read between the \\u201cget away from me Mom\\u201d lines\\nand why Margaret says parenting is like building a boat.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'