Helping
YourChild
v
throughEarlyAdolescence
v v
,U.S.v Departmentv ofv Education TovordervcopiesvofvthisvpublicationvinvEnglishvo
Helpi
Margaret v Spellings rvSpanishv writevto:
Secretary
EDvPubs
First v publishedvinvAugust v 2002.vRevise EducationvPublicationsvCenter
dv 2005. U.S.vDepartmentvofvEducation
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HelpingvYourvChildvthroughvEarlyvAdolescence LEARN).vThosevwhovusevavtelecommunicationsvdevic
Washington,v D.C.,v 2005 evforvthevdeafv(TDD)vorvavteletypewriterv(TTY),vshouldv
callv1–800–437–0833.
for parents of childre
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orv ordervon-
linevat:vwww.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html.
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evDepartment’svWebv sitevat:
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vthisv bookletv asv examples v andv arev onlyv a v fewv ofvm
Officev ofv Commun
anyvappropriatevresources.vListingvofvmaterialsvan
dv resourcesv inv thisv bookv shouldv notv bevconstruedv
orvinterpretedvasvvanvvendorsementvvbyvthev Depart
mentv ofv anyv privatev organizationv orvbusinessvliste
dvherein.
,Foreword Contents
Earlyvadolescencevcanvbevavchallengingvtimevforvchildrenvandvparentsvalike.vP Bumps, No Boulders .......................
v v
arentsvoftenvfeelvunpreparedvandvtheyvmayvviewvthevyearsvfromv10vthrough
Changes .......................................
v14vasvavtimevjustv“tov getvthrough.”vHowever,vresearchvandvcommonvsensev
tellvusvthatvthisvviewvisvveryvlimited.vDuringvthevearlyvadolescentvyears,vpar Being an Effective Parent .............
v v v
entsvandvfamiliesvcanvgreatlyvinfluencevthevgrowthvandv developmentv ofv thei
rv children.v Wev sellv ourv childrenv shortv ifv wev expectvlittlevfromvthemvandvwevs Communication ...........................
ellvourselvesvshortvifvwevbelievevthatvwevhavevnovinfluence. Independence ..............................
Avgrowingvawarenessvthatvyoungvadolescentsv canvaccomplishvavgreatvdealvis Confidence ...................................
v behindv av nationalv effortv tov improvev educationv inv America’sv middlevgrades.v
AtvthevheartvofvthevNovChildvLeftvBehindvActvofv2001visvavpromisevtovraisevstand Friendships ..................................
ardsv forv allv childrenv andv tov helpv allv childrenv meetv thosevstandards.vInvsuppor Media ...........................................
tvofvthisvgoal,vPresidentvGeorgevW.vBushvisvcommittedvtov promotingv thev very
v bestv teachingv programs.v Well- The Middle Grades .........................
v v
trainedv teachersv andvinstructionv thatv isv basedv onv researchv canv bringv thev bestv
Parent Involvement .....................
v
teachingvapproachesv andv programsv tov childrenv ofv allv agesv andv helpv ensurev t
hatv novchildvisvleftvbehind.vHelpingvYourvChildvthroughvEarlyvAdolescencevisvpa Reading ........................................
rtvofvthev president’sv effortsv tov providev parentsv withv thev latestv researchv andvp
racticalv informationv thatv canv helpv youv supportv yourv childrenv bothv atvhomev Motivation ...................................
andvinvschool.
Values ..........................................
It’svnotveasyvtovraisevav youngvteen.v Manyvoutsidevinfluencesvdistractv ourvchil Problems ......................................
drenvandvcomplicatevourvefforts.vExhaustion,v anxiety,vavlackvofvsupportvandv l
imitedv resourcesv mayv makev itv hardv forv usv tov bev allv thatv wev wantv tov bevforv our Conclusion ...................................
v children.v Butv whateverv thev challenges,v wev sharev onev aim:v tov dovthev bestv jo
Resources.....................................
bvpossiblevasvparents.v Wevhopevthatvyouvwillv findvthisvbookletvhelpfulv invachi
evingv thisvgoal. Bibliography .................................
Acknowledgements .....................
Tips to Help Your Child through Earl
v v v v v v
, Bumps,No Boulders
v v
Mentionv beingv thev parentv ofv av you
heirveyesvandvexpressvtheirvsympat
hv lostv homeworkv assignmentsv shar
ndvgrubbyvsweatpants.
Butv parents’v concernsv runv deeperv
v thev problems v thatv youngv adolesce
,vpeervpressures,v lowv motivation,v d
Duringv thev yearsv fromv agesv 10v thr
l,vemotionalvandv mentalvchanges.v T
esv ofv youngv teensv andv theirv parents
balance.v Majorvproblemsv mayv aris
Learning as much as you can about the world of early
v v v v v v v v v v v
lreadyv atv riskvofvschoolv failure.
adolescents is an important step toward helping your
v v v v v v v v
child—and you— v
Onv thev otherv hand,v ifv youv talkv tov a
vcents—teachers,vschoolv counselor
through the fascinating, confusing and wonderful ye
v v v v v v
youvseevanothervviewvofv thesev child
ars fromages 10 through 14.
v v v v v tratingv andvchallengingv andv thatv th
ov true,
YourChild
v
throughEarlyAdolescence
v v
,U.S.v Departmentv ofv Education TovordervcopiesvofvthisvpublicationvinvEnglishvo
Helpi
Margaret v Spellings rvSpanishv writevto:
Secretary
EDvPubs
First v publishedvinvAugust v 2002.vRevise EducationvPublicationsvCenter
dv 2005. U.S.vDepartmentvofvEducation
P.O.vBoxv1398
Thisvbookletvisvinvthevpublicvdomain.vA Jessup,vMDv20794–1398
Yo
uthorizationv tov reproducev itv inv wholevor
v inv partv forv educationalv purposesv isvgra orvfaxvyourvrequestvto:v301–470–1244
nted.v Whilev permissionv tov reprintvthisv
publicationvisvnotvnecessary,vthevcitatio orv emailv yourv requestv to:v
nvshouldvbe:
orvcallvinvyourvrequestvtoll-free:v1–877–433–7827
U.S.vDepartmentvofvEducation
Officev ofv Communicationsvan
dv Outreach
(1–877–4ED-
PUBS).vIfv877visvnotvyetvavailablevinvyourvarea,vcallv1
–800–872–5327v(1–800–USA–
throughEarly v
HelpingvYourvChildvthroughvEarlyvAdolescence LEARN).vThosevwhovusevavtelecommunicationsvdevic
Washington,v D.C.,v 2005 evforvthevdeafv(TDD)vorvavteletypewriterv(TTY),vshouldv
callv1–800–437–0833.
for parents of childre
v v v
orv ordervon-
linevat:vwww.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html.
Thisvpublicationvisvalsovavailablevonvth
evDepartment’svWebv sitevat:
www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Onvrequest,vthisvpublicationvisvavailablevinvalter
natevformats,vsuchvasvBraille,vlargevprint,vaudiot
apev orv computerv diskette.v Forv morevinformatio
n,vpleasevcontactvthevDepartment’svAlternativev
FormatvCenterv202–260–9895vorv202–205–
0818.
U.S. Departm
v
Books,v magazinesv andv programsv arev mentionedv in
vthisv bookletv asv examples v andv arev onlyv a v fewv ofvm
Officev ofv Commun
anyvappropriatevresources.vListingvofvmaterialsvan
dv resourcesv inv thisv bookv shouldv notv bevconstruedv
orvinterpretedvasvvanvvendorsementvvbyvthev Depart
mentv ofv anyv privatev organizationv orvbusinessvliste
dvherein.
,Foreword Contents
Earlyvadolescencevcanvbevavchallengingvtimevforvchildrenvandvparentsvalike.vP Bumps, No Boulders .......................
v v
arentsvoftenvfeelvunpreparedvandvtheyvmayvviewvthevyearsvfromv10vthrough
Changes .......................................
v14vasvavtimevjustv“tov getvthrough.”vHowever,vresearchvandvcommonvsensev
tellvusvthatvthisvviewvisvveryvlimited.vDuringvthevearlyvadolescentvyears,vpar Being an Effective Parent .............
v v v
entsvandvfamiliesvcanvgreatlyvinfluencevthevgrowthvandv developmentv ofv thei
rv children.v Wev sellv ourv childrenv shortv ifv wev expectvlittlevfromvthemvandvwevs Communication ...........................
ellvourselvesvshortvifvwevbelievevthatvwevhavevnovinfluence. Independence ..............................
Avgrowingvawarenessvthatvyoungvadolescentsv canvaccomplishvavgreatvdealvis Confidence ...................................
v behindv av nationalv effortv tov improvev educationv inv America’sv middlevgrades.v
AtvthevheartvofvthevNovChildvLeftvBehindvActvofv2001visvavpromisevtovraisevstand Friendships ..................................
ardsv forv allv childrenv andv tov helpv allv childrenv meetv thosevstandards.vInvsuppor Media ...........................................
tvofvthisvgoal,vPresidentvGeorgevW.vBushvisvcommittedvtov promotingv thev very
v bestv teachingv programs.v Well- The Middle Grades .........................
v v
trainedv teachersv andvinstructionv thatv isv basedv onv researchv canv bringv thev bestv
Parent Involvement .....................
v
teachingvapproachesv andv programsv tov childrenv ofv allv agesv andv helpv ensurev t
hatv novchildvisvleftvbehind.vHelpingvYourvChildvthroughvEarlyvAdolescencevisvpa Reading ........................................
rtvofvthev president’sv effortsv tov providev parentsv withv thev latestv researchv andvp
racticalv informationv thatv canv helpv youv supportv yourv childrenv bothv atvhomev Motivation ...................................
andvinvschool.
Values ..........................................
It’svnotveasyvtovraisevav youngvteen.v Manyvoutsidevinfluencesvdistractv ourvchil Problems ......................................
drenvandvcomplicatevourvefforts.vExhaustion,v anxiety,vavlackvofvsupportvandv l
imitedv resourcesv mayv makev itv hardv forv usv tov bev allv thatv wev wantv tov bevforv our Conclusion ...................................
v children.v Butv whateverv thev challenges,v wev sharev onev aim:v tov dovthev bestv jo
Resources.....................................
bvpossiblevasvparents.v Wevhopevthatvyouvwillv findvthisvbookletvhelpfulv invachi
evingv thisvgoal. Bibliography .................................
Acknowledgements .....................
Tips to Help Your Child through Earl
v v v v v v
, Bumps,No Boulders
v v
Mentionv beingv thev parentv ofv av you
heirveyesvandvexpressvtheirvsympat
hv lostv homeworkv assignmentsv shar
ndvgrubbyvsweatpants.
Butv parents’v concernsv runv deeperv
v thev problems v thatv youngv adolesce
,vpeervpressures,v lowv motivation,v d
Duringv thev yearsv fromv agesv 10v thr
l,vemotionalvandv mentalvchanges.v T
esv ofv youngv teensv andv theirv parents
balance.v Majorvproblemsv mayv aris
Learning as much as you can about the world of early
v v v v v v v v v v v
lreadyv atv riskvofvschoolv failure.
adolescents is an important step toward helping your
v v v v v v v v
child—and you— v
Onv thev otherv hand,v ifv youv talkv tov a
vcents—teachers,vschoolv counselor
through the fascinating, confusing and wonderful ye
v v v v v v
youvseevanothervviewvofv thesev child
ars fromages 10 through 14.
v v v v v tratingv andvchallengingv andv thatv th
ov true,
