{"product_id":"9780440506768","title":"Your Nine Year Old: Thoughtful and Mysterious","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat 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  Some nines are boisterous and wild, others thoughtful and withdrawn.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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013413159152,"sku":"9780440506768","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780440506768_p0.jpg?v=1763702505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780440506768","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}