You want to know what it is like to be too old to be a child but also getting told you are too young to be a teenager, well, welcome to being a pre-teen!

 

At home things sometimes can be really difficult. You feel like your parents don’t get you and some parents don't understand the fact that their children are growing up and don’t want to spend as much time with them anymore as they wanted when they were little. It's also really hard when your parents don't accept your privacy or you even have to share a room with a younger or an older sibling. It is also really hard when your parents have to work a lot and don’t give you the attention you might need. A big issue is also that your parents don’t understand that you don’t have the same interests that you had when you were little.

 

Having issues with grades or with school in general also is one of the biggest problems in the life of a pre-teen. School is getting really hard, not only the subjects get harder, fitting in is one of the biggest challenges in a pre-teens life. No one will like you when you're not following at least one trend or look like one of those beauty idols. Also a lot of pressure is put on pre-teens because they aren’t supposed to fail already.

 

Friends are in my opinion one of the biggest problems. Finding good and real friends in this generation can be really difficult, there are just so many people that don’t like you for who you are, they like you for something else. Some friends are also a bad influence for you. They can force you to do something you don’t want.

 

Gossiping also is really common in the life of a pre-teen. So many people pretend to like you but behind your back they gossip about you non stop. In the time of children becoming pre-teens many friendships come to an end because they start to find other interests. Finding new friends is also a really big deal in a pre-teens life.

 

Smoking,vaping or even drinking  is really bad for pre-teens but some still do it because they are being influenced by others. But smoking at such a young age can destroy your lungs and just smoking in general isn’t something to be proud of or something positive. Vaping is even a bigger Problem in this Generation because so many people under the age of 15 are already vaping even though I think it is just as bad as smoking. Drinking at this age is also really bad. If they get addicted to one of those 3 things they may never be able to live without those again. All of those things are bad and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, no matter how old they are.

 

Looks and appearance are also really important for kids nowadays. If you don’t look like one of the beauty idols, people are going to make fun of you just because some kids don’t understand that it is literally impossible for such young people to look like one of those beauty idols. You are always either too heavy or to skinny, but looks change so much during and after your pre-teen years, so you don’t need to worry about your appearance because it is still possible that something you don’t like about yourself can still change because you are probably not even fully grown in your time as a pre-teen, so please just accept the way you are because everyone is perfect in their own way.

 

Body changes are also one of the main themes in the life of a pre-teen. Girls often worry alot about their body’s and other opinions about their body’s, Still boys also struggle with their body’s. Body’s in youre pre-teen years are in the transition phase from children to adults so judging someone’s body at that age is really immature because most I know already don’t feel comfortable in their body so if they get bad comments about their body’s honestly really hurt them. Some pre-teens even starve or force themselves to eat less or more food just because of some comments about their body’s. I don’t think body shaming is something good or something to be proud of.

 

Character also really changes during your pre-teen years. You start to see the bad and negative side of the world more and more. You also get more mature in your time as a pre-teen and start to think more critically about everything. Also pre-teens start to respect people for what they are and not just because they're older. Pre-.teens also often change their interests completely.

 

Some pre-teens also experience their first heartbreak. For those people it feels like their whole world is breaking down and they will never recover from the heartbreak even though they definitely will recover again. At this age love and most relationships never last that long because most of the time it's just two kids in love that aren't mature enough to be in a healthy relationship.

 

Figuring out your identity also is a big part of a pre-teens life. Your interests often change. You may start to like other activities, you're just a kid trying to find ít´s place in our world and sometimes friendships end because you need to focus on figuring out who you are.

 

Clothes and style are also really important for pre-teens. Especially girls worry really much about their clothes. Styles can be really different. Some like tight clothes more, like leggings or tight jeans, some on the other hand prefer the  baggy look, like baggy jeans and baggy t-shirts. Girls often like to wear a top with some basic pants.

 

Some girls also start to wear makeup at that age.Their are even girls that don’t feel comfortable without makeup because they have pimples or even acne even though it is really normal to have skin problems and it is nothing to be ashamed of. I think it's okay to cover up your pimples with makeup as long you know your limits.

 

Smartphones and electronic devices are also a big problem because too many pre-teens get addicted to those things so fast, especially to social media. Tiktok, Snapchat and Instagram are the most addicting apps for teens. Most girls are often addicted to social media websites. Boys are often addicted to video games like Fortnite, GTA and other games online, they often get addicted to a specific game and then they play that non stop. Most pre-teens don´t know how damaging that is for people’s eyes to be forced to look at a screen most of the time. Also games where you shoot people are not a good influence for young people.

 

I am also a pre-teen at the moment and some of these problems describe my situation right now really well. It feels like I am too young to be a teenager and get treated and allowed to do things teenagers do but on the other hand I am too old to be a child.