'Although kids this age may act like they don’t need parents, they do.'
My 11-year-old, Olivia, lay sobbing in bed after I refused to buy her a pet hedgehog. “My dreams never come true!” she cried. I thought of her pony, cat and bunny, outside on our farm, and I swear I could hear my parents laughing. At her age, I was always on the verge of despair; Mom and Dad coped by pretending my drama was its own TV show, which they affectionately dubbed “Preteen World.”sometime after age 10, which can give them the emotional volatility of a rock star in a hotel room.
Ever since her son William turned 12, Joy* from Saskatoon says he gets moody about things like being asked to eat at the table. “He stomps and pouts when I get him to move,” she says. Given that her expectations aren’t unreasonable, Joy is frustrated with how reactive her son is now., Lesley Vaters, a registered clinical counsellor in Mount Pearl, NL, says that’s an oversimplification.
Ashley Miller, a child psychiatrist at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, says, “Kids often manage their unpleasant feelings with rude talk and tossing feelings back on parents through insults or blame.” Parents can set limits, such as “no swearing,” but Miller recommends not focusing on the words themselves but on the underlying emotions.allows them to move through emotions quicker, decreasing problem behaviour in the long run.
Parents can mitigate some of the stress that contributes to moodiness by brainstorming with tweens about ways to balance their school work with physical activities and fun. “Although kids this age may act like they don’t need parents, they do,” says Miller. “And listening to tweens non-judgmentally is one of the best ways to stay close—even as they’re gaining independence.”
Also make sure your tween is getting enough sleep, as it impacts their mood. Many kids are chronically sleep deprived, especially when they have
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