: Exploring relationships is one way pre-teens begin to define themselves outside of their relationship with their parents. Raising Children Network Guidance for Supporting "Veronica" Social and emotional changes: pre-teens and teenagers
Where a 7-year-old sees a couple holding hands and says, "They have germs," Veronica sees a story. She asks herself: How did they get there? Are they nervous? What happens after school?
If this was specifically about a different "Veronica" (such as Veronica Lodge Veronica Speedwell ), the perspective changes slightly: Veronica Lodge (Riverdale):
