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It’s a Tween It’s a Tween Thing Thing Presented by LuCinda Gustavson Presented by LuCinda Gustavson Youth Services Librarian Youth Services Librarian West Jordan Library West Jordan Library Salt Lake County Library Salt Lake County Library System System Adapted from a presentation by: Adapted from a presentation by: Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D. Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D. St. Augustine Hall St. Augustine Hall Library & Information Science Division, Queens Campus Library & Information Science Division, Queens Campus VOYA Editor-in-Chief VOYA Editor-in-Chief Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

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It’s a Tween Thing. Presented by LuCinda Gustavson Youth Services Librarian West Jordan Library Salt Lake County Library System Adapted from a presentation by: Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D. St. Augustine Hall Library & Information Science Division, Queens Campus VOYA Editor-in-Chief - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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It’s a Tween It’s a Tween ThingThing

Presented by LuCinda GustavsonPresented by LuCinda GustavsonYouth Services LibrarianYouth Services Librarian

West Jordan LibraryWest Jordan LibrarySalt Lake County LibrarySalt Lake County Library SystemSystem

Adapted from a presentation by:Adapted from a presentation by:Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.Stacy L. Creel, Ph.D.

St. Augustine HallSt. Augustine HallLibrary & Information Science Division, Queens CampusLibrary & Information Science Division, Queens Campus

  VOYA Editor-in-ChiefVOYA Editor-in-Chief

Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

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So what is this thing So what is this thing we call a Tween?we call a Tween?

Too old for dolls. Too young for dates.

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So what is this thing So what is this thing we call a Tween?we call a Tween?

Too old for Tonkas. Too young to drive.

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Defining TweensDefining Tweens

Tweens is a fluid definition because Tweens is a fluid definition because different cognitive, emotional, and different cognitive, emotional, and social developments happen at social developments happen at different rates in different different rates in different adolescents. Some define tweens adolescents. Some define tweens as 8 to 12 years old, others say 10 as 8 to 12 years old, others say 10 to 14 years old. It is more a stage to 14 years old. It is more a stage of being than an age. of being than an age.

Anderson, 2007

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To truly understand what a Tween is, To truly understand what a Tween is, we shall embark on a virtual fieldtrip.we shall embark on a virtual fieldtrip.

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EENEEN

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Close your eyes (yes… Close your eyes (yes… close your eyes) and close your eyes) and travel back..travel back..

to a time long ago; about the age of 8 to to a time long ago; about the age of 8 to 13 or 413 or 4thth to 7 to 7thth grade. grade.

Remember something you loved to do.Remember something you loved to do. Remember what you wanted to be when Remember what you wanted to be when you grew up.you grew up.

Remember a time when you were Remember a time when you were embarrassed.embarrassed. Remember getting into trouble.Remember getting into trouble.

Remember a book that meant a lot to you.Remember a book that meant a lot to you. Remember going to the library.Remember going to the library.

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Now take a moment to share Now take a moment to share one of those memories with the one of those memories with the people around you.people around you.

How different were your memories from the person next to you? They may have been very different or there may have been some similarities.

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There are no cookie-There are no cookie-cutter experiences, but cutter experiences, but there are some there are some common paths of common paths of development.development.

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What’s going on What’s going on physically?physically?

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Some Physical BasicsSome Physical Basics

Tweens and early teens are being Tweens and early teens are being bombarded by hormones and begin to bombarded by hormones and begin to develop reproductively (i.e. breasts, pubic develop reproductively (i.e. breasts, pubic hair, etc.)*hair, etc.)*

Many experience a growth surge. Guys get Many experience a growth surge. Guys get taller, and girls get rounder. But this taller, and girls get rounder. But this growth is not uniform, their feet and hands growth is not uniform, their feet and hands grow first making them clumsy.grow first making them clumsy.

Many experience a hormonal rollercoaster Many experience a hormonal rollercoaster – becoming moody and seemingly – becoming moody and seemingly different over night.different over night.

Pruitt, 1999

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What’s going on What’s going on psychologically?psychologically?

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Some Psychological Some Psychological BasicsBasics Their reasoning capabilities rise to new Their reasoning capabilities rise to new

levels of complexity.levels of complexity. The adolescent is learning how to handle The adolescent is learning how to handle

adult responsibilities.adult responsibilities. By age 12, he or she will be able to think By age 12, he or she will be able to think

about possibilities, consider hypotheses, about possibilities, consider hypotheses, think ahead, consider the thought think ahead, consider the thought process, and think beyond conventional process, and think beyond conventional limits.limits.

Increased ability to use abstract verbal Increased ability to use abstract verbal concepts.concepts. Pruitt, 1999

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More Psychological More Psychological BasicsBasics Increased ability to engage in abstract Increased ability to engage in abstract

thought to engage in issues like politics, thought to engage in issues like politics, religion and morality.religion and morality.

Moral development continues to evolve Moral development continues to evolve as the adolescent becomes more aware as the adolescent becomes more aware the relationship between the individual the relationship between the individual and society.and society.

Enter the most impressionable period of Enter the most impressionable period of their lives. Memories made between the their lives. Memories made between the ages of 10-16 are the longest lasting. ages of 10-16 are the longest lasting.

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What’s going on What’s going on socially?socially?

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Social Development Social Development BasicsBasics

Expected increase in freedomExpected increase in freedom Move away from family toward peersMove away from family toward peers Likely to have best friends of the Likely to have best friends of the

similar social and ethnic backgrounds.similar social and ethnic backgrounds. In 7In 7thth grade, the above holds true grade, the above holds true

PLUS they want friends with similar PLUS they want friends with similar attitudes and values.attitudes and values.

Peer approval and acceptance grows Peer approval and acceptance grows more important.more important.

Pruitt, 1999

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Social Development Social Development BasicsBasics

Rely on friends for everything Rely on friends for everything from companionship to from companionship to understanding.understanding.

In middle school, the more a child In middle school, the more a child is pressured by peers, the greater is pressured by peers, the greater the chance he or she will go along the chance he or she will go along or join in.or join in.

Pruitt, 1999

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Libraries can help tweens Libraries can help tweens and early teens to and early teens to successfully navigate the successfully navigate the rocky road of adolescence rocky road of adolescence by providing a wide range by providing a wide range of materials, programs and of materials, programs and services to meet their services to meet their diverse needs and diverse needs and

experiencesexperiences..

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Anderson, S. (2007). Serving young teens and ‘tweens. Westport, Anderson, S. (2007). Serving young teens and ‘tweens. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.CT: Libraries Unlimited.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (1999). Your American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (1999). Your adolescent: Emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development from adolescent: Emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development from early adolescence through the teen years. New York: Harper Collins.early adolescence through the teen years. New York: Harper Collins.

Zuckerman, D. (2001). When little girls become women: Early onset Zuckerman, D. (2001). When little girls become women: Early onset of puberty in girls. of puberty in girls. The Ribbon,The Ribbon, 66(1).(1).