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The Truth About Tweens.

Authors :
Kantrowitz, Barbara
Wingert, Pat
Springen, Karen
Figueroa, Ana
Joseph-Goteiner, Nicole
Source :
Newsweek. 10/18/1999, Vol. 134 Issue 16, p62. 10p. 42 Color Photographs, 8 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
1999

Abstract

Focuses on United States children between the ages of eight and 14, or the so-called tweens. Numbers as of October 1999; Their habits as consumers; Influence in family relations; Concerns of psychologists, including superficial sophistication; Pressures to act older; Socialization and sexual activity; Substance abuse; Parenting of tweens; Statistical summary. INSETS: How Parents Can Help, by Claudia Kalb and Pat Wingert;The Age of Obsession, by Pat Wingert.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00289604
Volume :
134
Issue :
16
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Newsweek
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
2361840