Did I Give Birth To This Kid! Signs Of A Child Going Through The “In Between Phase.”

Hello everyone. It’s your favorite Tween and Teen Author Adra Young once again sharing knowledge about kids ranging from the ages of eleven through thirteen. Yes people, I am referring to the dreaded “In Between Phase” that every child goes through. Unfortunately, during this process, parents experience or endure the following from their youngsters; A whole lot of “Back Talk”, Major attitudes, A sudden or drastic change between you and your child’s relationship.

If you can answer yes to two or more of indicators listed below, and you are asking yourself what happened to my beautiful sweet son or daughter, the answer is simply the “In Between Phase.” Parents I am encouraging you to not get bent out of shape, or worry about where you went wrong. Believe it or not, the “In Between Phase” is one of the most difficult transistions a youngster can make. There are many changes at this time that take place during this spurt in a child’s life. A very major one just so happens to be puberty. Their bodies are changing and growing. Most likely there is also an increase in their eating and sleeping habits. More importantly their brains are also changing as well.

During this phase I encourage my parents to do the followng; Remain firm but fair, Monitor your child’s attitude towards school thier school, Watch for a decline in your child’s grades. Do not take the “In Between Phase” personally. Parents I can assure you that this phase does not last forever. Hang in there. It does get better.

Adra Young

Author of: The Everyday Living of Children & Teens Monologue Series

Be on the look out for my third book The Misfits is coming in 2011