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How Well Do You Know Your Tween Daughter
Do questions and concerns about your tween/preteen daughter keep you up at night? Are you wondering how to tackle the topic of puberty? Take the tween quiz to find out how well you know this season you are entering.
How Well Do You Know Your Tween Daughter
How much sleep does the average tween need a night?
Explanation
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has recommended that children aged 6–12 years should regularly sleep 9–12 hours per 24 hours and teenagers aged 13–18 years should sleep 8–10 hours per 24 hours. According to the CDC, about 6 out of 10 (57.8%) did not get enough sleep on school nights.
What is the age that self-esteem sharply decreases in girls?
Explanation
As puberty begins, girls’ confidence by and large dramatically decreases. Girls can seemingly change overnight into apprehensive, insecure, wary versions of their former confident and carefree selves.
How long does the whole process of puberty usually take for girls?
Explanation
In girls, puberty usually begins between the ages of 8 and 13. Once it begins, it lasts about 2 to 5 years with the average length of time being 4 years. But every child is different! And there is a wide range of what is “normal.” Your girl may begin puberty a little earlier or later and finish sooner or later than her friends. This all seems to have an impact on her sense of security so it's important that she understands what is happening to her and her friends around her.
Is it normal for girls to gain weight in puberty?
Explanation
About 50% of normal adult weight is gained during puberty. This is a lot of change in weight and also in height that she has to adjust to. The hips, thighs, breasts, and stomach often gain more weight than other areas. Also, a girl’s body fat percentage commonly doubles by the end of puberty. This is something that due to social media and societal messages can be the start of poor body image issues for girls.
What is the most common first sign of puberty in a girl?
Explanation
Often as a first sign of puberty, breasts start to develop. Typically, this begins around age 9 or 10, but can begin earlier or later. This process is called “breast budding.” At this time, a hardening can be felt under the nipple. One breast often starts to grow before the other. Breast budding can cause the breasts to be tender. Girls may not tell their parents that this is happening but may be concerned about it.
How many children in America have diagnose mental health conditions?
Explanation
The mental well being of children in America is now a mental health crisis. According to data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, children ages 6-11 are most likely to have behavior disorders and are most diagnosed with ADHD while tweens and teens ages 12-17 are most likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression.
Which of these statements are not true about tweens?
Explanation
As kids enter puberty, start these talks with them by asking them what they’ve heard about drugs. Ask in a nonjudgmental, open-ended way, so you're more likely to get an honest response. Remember to show your kids that you're listening by not jumping in to explain things to them or by shutting down any concerns about things they have heard. Stay calm! Give your daughter the facts, it is a great way to create that trusting relationship with her as topics get more challenging and difficult to discuss. Girls this age are usually willing to talk openly to their parents about uncomfortable subjects.
What does FOMO stand for?
Explanation
Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) is an emotion experienced by tweens, teens and adults and is often triggered by social media posts or parties that your daughter may have been left out of. The feeling is generally anxiety that people are having a good time and making memories without them. FOMO is also triggered by what they see online and app developers play on that emotion to sell products. As your daughter becomes a teen, this feeling may compel her to stay up late at night on her phone, make poor decisions or drive distracted for fear of missing out. As you are addressing this with your daughter, understand and speak to her about “digital peer pressure” and why she feels this way.
What is something that is shown to increase the self-esteem of tween girls?
Explanation
According to research reported by The Women’s Sports Foundation, high school girls who play sports are less likely to be involved in unplanned pregnancy; more likely to get better grades in school and more likely to graduate than girls who do not play sports. Girls who play sports have higher levels of confidence and self-esteem and lower levels of depression. And girls who play sports have a more positive body image and experience higher states of psychological well-being than girls and women who do not play sports. It’s not about being the best, it’s about belonging and having a healthy place to gain confidence and camaraderie!
What is the most commonly diagnosed mental health condition in children in America?
Explanation
Anxiety is a mood disorder that among teens has been on the rise and studies have shown that it has skyrocketed in girls. One study found that the number of girls who often felt nervous, worried or fearful jumped by 55 percent over a five-year period. Before puberty, the prevalence of mood disorders is about the same in boys and girls—3 to 5 percent. But by mid-adolescence girls are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with a mood disorder as boys, with the prevalence at adult levels, 14 to 20 percent. Simply put, tween and teen girls feel under enormous pressure, with academics topping the list of reported sources of stress.
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