Growth Spurts

Mama: Puddin', you're such a big girl.
Puddin': No, I not.
Mama: You're not? What are you?
Puddin': I just Puddin'.

Puddin' is growing up fast, just as toddlers normally do. Stan and I feel pretty confident in our ability to deal with this. The other two, however, are a different story.

We recently moved Monkey up to the next size in jeans and Peanut isn't far behind. Both of them are to shopping at the same shoe stores I do. And they're hitting new emotional milestones too. They've outgrown most of our child-rearing knowledge so Stan and I need to go back to school.

Do you know any good books on the emotional/social development of preteens? What are your favorite parenting resources?