Amy, Another great book for parents trying to understand their teen daughter's social world is a book called *Queen Bees & Wannabes* by Rosalind Wiseman. This book has helped me immensely and I would put it in the top 5 must read books for parents of teen girls. Hope it helps, good luck. Brendan On 12/22/06, Dave Sweeney <dave at djscommunications.com> wrote: > > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hi Amy, > You may want to check out the book "Please Stop the Rollercoaster! How > Parents of Teenagers Can Smooth out the Ride" by Sue Blaney. It's set up > for parents to read a chapter at a time and then get with a group of > parents to discuss. The discussions usually branch out from the topic > in the chapter, as you might guess. Each person commits to > confidentiality for the sake of the kids' and parents' privacy to > generate the much needed real discussion. > > Have a happy New Year! > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net > [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of A - Z > International > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 8:24 AM > To: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > Subject: [Hidden-tech] seeking assist on pre-teen issues > > > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hi all, > > As I noted in the Gazette article about my leaving the Hidden-Tech > board, I am working hard to devote more time to my daughter, Julia. > She's at a very difficult age where peer pressure takes the place of > reason, I'm afraid. > > If there are others in the Hidden-Tech Network who would like to > create a very informal support group for parents of pre-teeners > please respond to the list or reach me directly at > az at a-zinternational.com. I'm thinking a monthly discussion group at > lunch or in the evening to share ideas and offer support. > > It's frightening to learn how kids can hurt each other today thanks > to advanced technology. I know one mother in the area who took her > child off of instant messaging because the kid was being hounded and > humiliated. And we thought we had it tough! > > Hope all of you are looking forward to a great holiday season. Lew is > doing better so thanks for those who responded about his being in the > hospital for two surgeries in 10 days. It's been rough on him and on > me given the time spent in emergency wards, admitting, etc . . . But > I can tell you that Mercy Medical Center is great. > > Happy Holidays! > > Amy Zuckerman > Hidden-Tech Founder > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20061222/0075e006/attachment-0005.html