Ten-ager: What your daughter needs you to know about the transition from child to teen

by Madonna King

Overview

An important book that shows that 10 is the new start of a girl's teenage years. It raises the issues our girls might not be talking about publicly, and guides their parents on how experts believe we should deal with it.

At ten, we know how girls are pigeonholing themselves into what they think they should be. Whether they see themselves as academic or not, whether they are interested in boys, puberty is a reality, friendship fights are underway, and the influence of social media is impacting.

With heightened pressure from what they see in the media, in movies and on TV, our girls are leaving childhood behind well before they hit their teens. Not surprisingly, emotions can be heightened and relationships can be fraught. So many parents struggle to understand the pressures our girls are under and how to deal with their emotional volatility. Journalist and social commentator Madonna King has an extraordinary ability to connect with experts, schools and the girls themselves to deliver the answers parents need and the communication our girls want.

TEN-AGER is the perfect guide to help parents understand how their daughter is feeling, what they need to know, what to say, and when to stay silent and listen.,
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780733646096
Publisher:	Hachette Australia
Publication date:	12/06/2022
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Madonna King is one of Australia's most accomplished journalists, having won awards for her ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings current affairs program. She writes across Nine, Crikey and The New Daily, and is the author of numerous books, including the bestselling Being 14 (ABIA shortlisted for non-fiction book of the year), Fathers and Daughters, Ten-ager and L Platers. She is also the biographer of Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer and former treasurer Joe Hockey. In 2018, Madonna served as chair of the Queensland Government's Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce, set up in the wake of COAG. A fellow of the prestigious World Press Institute, she serves on a university-related board, and previously served as a visiting fellow at the Queensland University of Technology and on the Walkley Advisory Board. Her website www.madonnaking.com.au provides further detail. She lives in Brisbane with her husband and two teenage daughters.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

1 Who are our ten-agers? 1

2 Body and brain 19

3 Friends and foes 35

4 Smartphones and social media 52

5 Bullying, online and off 72

6 Confidence and self-esteem 87

7 Resilience and grit 102

8 Body image 117

9 Hobbies, habits and sport 132

10 Reaching for the stars 146

11 Anxiety and mental health 164

12 Popular culture 180

13 Good night, sleep tight 198

14 Parenting ten-agers 214

15 Parenting solo 231

16 Nan and Pop and siblings and cousins 246

17 That COVID monster 261

18 What our ten-agers want to tell us 276

Endnotes 291

Acknowledgements 296

Index 299