{"product_id":"9780440506768","title":"Your Nine Year Old","description":"What happened to that sunny outgoing child of eight?  As parents of nine-year-olds often discover, nine is a tricky age.  Children are more distant from Mother and Father; they're more independant and rely on friends for companionship, or they have a tendency to spend time alone.  Some nines are boisterous and wild, others thoughtful and withdrawn.  Helping parents learn how to cope with the unpredictable nine-year-old is the aim of this practical guide from the Gesell Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNine-year-olds are hovering on the brink of adolescence, and this in part contributes to their up-and-down nature.  Dr. Louis Bates Ames and Carol Chase Haber paint a vivid picture of the child at this age and offer useful advice to make life easier for parents and children alike.","brand":"Louise Bates Ames","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48035555737812,"sku":"9780440506768","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_eae6e2a2-be81-4cd1-a2ab-b5f2d1ee7599.jpg?v=1780356446","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780440506768","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}