For Parents: Preteen Interests

The ages of 9 to 12 are a period of growth for all children, both emotionally and physically. Your child's activities and interests will most likely start to change. This is a time to encourage healthy interests, including sports and other hobbies, and to discourage a focus on unproductive interests such as watching television. Here you will find information for you and your preteen to help cultivate a healthy and happy extracurricular lifestyle.

This section is divided into the following pages:

• Celebrations


• Hobbies


• Pets


• Recipes

PAMF Content for Parents

• Allowance Advice


• Blogging: Creating Community in the 21st Century


• HealthWise KnowledgeBase: Emotional and Social Development Between Ages 11 and 14 Years


• HealthWise KnowledgeBase: Healthy Activity Habits for Children

PAMF Content for Your Preteen

• My Interests


• Easy Etiquette for Preteens: Minding Your Manners

Recommended Books

• Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence by Laura Sessions Stepp


• Too Old for This, Too Young for That: Your Survival Guide for the Middle-School Years by Harriet Mosatche, Ph.D., and Karen Unger

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