Tweens: Ten Going on Sixteen

Author: Kay S. Hymowitz Publisher: The Manhattan Institute Publication: City Journal Document Date:                  Autumn 1998 Category: Adolescence/Youth > Dating Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse Adolescence/Youth > High School Children > Child Development Children > Children and the Media Children > Emotional Development Crime And Violence > Youth Crime Education > Classroom Behaviour Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Absence Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style   The author examines the trend in which young people are entering adolescence early, skipping the preadolescence stage. Tweens' attitudes and actions toward media, fashion, sex, and peers are considered. Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link