{"product_id":"book-j8pp","title":"The Crucial Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Narrated by the Author**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential guide for parents and caregivers, this book offers insights, strategies, and understanding to navigate middle childhood (ages 6–12). Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler, a seasoned clinical psychologist and mother, highlights ways to foster resilience, encourage open communication, and build lasting connections during this crucial period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a pivotal sea change happening in children’s development. The age of puberty has been trending earlier for decades, and now starts as young as 8 years old in girls and 9 in boys. Bullying doesn’t just happen on the playground, but over text and DM. Depression and anxiety are drastically on the rise. Couple earlier puberty with ill-equipped, developing brains and the onslaught of new media and stressors that never existed when we were kids, and it’s clear that parents need a new guide to raise this new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crucial\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYears \u003c\/i\u003eis your essential handbook to navigating the often misunderstood and overlooked years of middle childhood (ages 6–12). As a mom and clinical psychologist, Dr. Sheryl Ziegler knows firsthand how challenging these years can be for some and for others how they are years where a parent thinks they can finally catch their breath in between the gap from preschool and middle school. Dr. Ziegler masterfully unlocks the enigma surrounding modern puberty and offers evidence-based strategies, interventions, and answers to middle childhood’s most perplexing questions and concerns. In these pages, she provides:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience-based advice to recognize and navigate puberty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCandid and actionable guidance for getting your kids to talk about their complicated feelings and understanding their moods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsights into the changing world of gender and sexual identity, body image and disordered eating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA clear explanation of the invisible threads linking mood swings, self-confidence, and social media exposure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad-tested, real-world guidance to handle social stress and other pressures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Crucial Years, \u003c\/i\u003eyou have all that you need to guide your child through the unexpected ups and downs of puberty and help them emerge as well-rounded, confident teens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49277562290480,"sku":"BDj8pp","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49277562224944,"sku":"ZEj8pp","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49277562257712,"sku":"ZMj8pp","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/j8pp-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775268535","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j8pp","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}