Introduction: the bridge between two worlds -- Tween biology -- changing brains and bodies -- What tweens really want (and what they really need) -- Typical tween behavior -- and how to cope with it -- Friends, foes and frenemies -- Mental health in the tween years -- Love, identity and body autonomy -- Encouraging body positivity in the tween years -- Personal hygiene, body care and first periods -- How to raise tween allies and activists -- Screen time and growing up online -- School motivation, homework and future aspirations -- Raising a financially literate tween -- Letting go and fostering independence

BETWEEN is a modern guide for parents of 8-13 year-olds -- also known as 'tweenagers'. Parenting expert and mother of four Sarah Ockwell-Smith will consider all the issues faced by parents and tweens today, with a focus on the biology, neurology, psychology and sociology of adolescence as well as plenty of practical parenting advice for common everyday situations