How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years

Shows parents how to talk to their kids about peer pressure, raging hormones, mood swings, body image, computer "addiction," sibling rivalry, and other prickly issues. This book offers techniques, which help you shift from a "controlling" to a "relationship" approach - proving that it is possible to hug a porcupine, once you know how.