{"product_id":"who-are-you-what-have-you-done-with-my-kid-connect-with-your-tween-while-they-are-still-listening-9781546003090","title":"Who Are You \u0026 What Have You Done with My Kid?: Connect with Your Tween While They Are Still Listening","description":"\u003cb\u003eSo you have a Tween! What now? Dr. Amanda Craig knows what it's like to watch your child go from sweet elementary student to moody tween in the span of just a few years and she's here to help navigate you through it!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do we keep our kids close while cultivating the confidence they'll need to grow up? How do we navigate the inevitable dips, divides, and potholes? Where do we find the strength, self-awareness, and wisdom that amount to a path forward? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the parenting opportunities in the tween years, we often spend time focused on academics and the social concerns of elementary school then quickly pivot to worries about safety, drugs, sex and the rebellious behavioral issues of the teen years. We think we're connecting but we're not. We miss the neurological explosion that is taking place before us as tweens experience four significant changes that shake them (and us) to their core.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir brains are changing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey feel and experience emotions they do not recognize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey're hyperaware of themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey do not know how to express themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMost importantly, parents still have a \"seat at the table\" to make positive impressions on their tweens as they prepare them for the teenage years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e In her twenty-plus years as a family therapist, \u003cb\u003e Amanda Craig, PHD, LMFT\u003c\/b\u003e, has worked in a variety of settings, including research departments, juvenile corrections facilities, high schools, Fortune 500 companies, substance abuse programs, and university\/college classrooms. She has administered counseling and therapy services to tweens, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. A seasoned public speaker and published author of research papers, her awards and recognition include Certificate of Appreciation from the New York State Division of Parole (2008), eleven years of service on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee of Minnesota (2007), Certificate of Recognition from the Office of the Governor of Juvenile Justice (2007), and the 2022 YWCA Darien\/Norwalk Women of Distinction Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Worthy Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50498122416402,"sku":"9781546003090","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5dccdaa5-ba55-41cd-8e75-c458f3f75002.jpg?v=1730727404","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/who-are-you-what-have-you-done-with-my-kid-connect-with-your-tween-while-they-are-still-listening-9781546003090","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}