Anonymous
11/13/2025 09:18
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
Anonymous wrote:Posting this here because I want to hear from parents of older kids too.
My oldest DD is 8 and I see we're entering a new stage of childhood with different challenges -- more friendship/social issues to navigate, academics becoming a bit more complicated and stressful, kids specializing in extra curriculars more and being more serious. I think DD is doing okay but I could use some parenting guidance to navigate it -- reading books when my kids were younger just helped me understand the phases they were in better and gave me some ideas for how to deal with stuff like toddler tantrums and picky eating so it wasn't so bad. Looking for the equivalent but for older kids. What have you liked?
I did recently get DD the American Girl's book about bodies/puberty, which has been a hit, and the book The Confidence Code, which she was meh on. But now I'm looking for books for me, just to help me better understand parenting an almost-tween and then a tween.
the crucial years 6-11
Anonymous
11/13/2025 09:16
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
For daughters, Untangled.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 19:50
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
book title is 10 to 25Anonymous wrote:Newish book by David Yeager on how to switch to coaching mode in late elementary
Anonymous
11/12/2025 19:50
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
Newish book by David Yeager on how to switch to coaching mode in late elementary
Anonymous
11/12/2025 15:39
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
Untangled.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 11:56
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
I really like how to listen so kids will talk and talk so kids will listen. By far my most helpful parenting book. There’s one for younger (under 7 kids) but the original is just gold. I actually have been meaning to re-read.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 11:27
Subject: Re:Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
I’m interested to hear answers , but for DS8.
Anonymous
11/12/2025 10:11
Subject: Good parenting books for upper elementary and middle school kids?
Posting this here because I want to hear from parents of older kids too.
My oldest DD is 8 and I see we're entering a new stage of childhood with different challenges -- more friendship/social issues to navigate, academics becoming a bit more complicated and stressful, kids specializing in extra curriculars more and being more serious. I think DD is doing okay but I could use some parenting guidance to navigate it -- reading books when my kids were younger just helped me understand the phases they were in better and gave me some ideas for how to deal with stuff like toddler tantrums and picky eating so it wasn't so bad. Looking for the equivalent but for older kids. What have you liked?
I did recently get DD the American Girl's book about bodies/puberty, which has been a hit, and the book The Confidence Code, which she was meh on. But now I'm looking for books for me, just to help me better understand parenting an almost-tween and then a tween.
My oldest DD is 8 and I see we're entering a new stage of childhood with different challenges -- more friendship/social issues to navigate, academics becoming a bit more complicated and stressful, kids specializing in extra curriculars more and being more serious. I think DD is doing okay but I could use some parenting guidance to navigate it -- reading books when my kids were younger just helped me understand the phases they were in better and gave me some ideas for how to deal with stuff like toddler tantrums and picky eating so it wasn't so bad. Looking for the equivalent but for older kids. What have you liked?
I did recently get DD the American Girl's book about bodies/puberty, which has been a hit, and the book The Confidence Code, which she was meh on. But now I'm looking for books for me, just to help me better understand parenting an almost-tween and then a tween.