A guide for beyond the toddler years

Is there a "What to Expect, The Preteen Years"? Because I'd like to know if the signs I'm seeing in Greyson are age-appropriate, and what I should be ready for next, and how to deal with them all. The first big sign was that we had "the talk" with him recently. Well, actually Dan had the talk and I answered follow-up questions. And got books out of the library. And answered more questions. Now we're talking about what those 4-letter words that he knows but isn't supposed to say really refer to and why they're "bad" words, which has actually made things a little easier. Greyson is generally good about following the rules if he understands why they exist.
But that's not what started me thinking about this topic. It's the teen lingo that's starting to enter his vocabulary that made me realize we're not in pure child-land anymore. We were playing the Wii this weekend, and whenever Greyson got a strike in bowling he said, "Booyah!" I actually like that word, but I was surprised to hear him say it. The other thing he said to me, when I was explaining something to him, was "Whatevs." I think he expected me to react, and when I didn't, he repeated it and then moved on. But it's getting harder and harder for me to not react, so it would really be nice to have some kind of guide to prep me for these small milestones, and I really thing the What to Expect people should jump right on this.

On a completely unrelated note, the DQ Blizzard is celebrating 25 years in existence, and I realized that I remember clearly when they first came out because I was 15 and a good friend of mine worked at DQ and gave us extra-large portions. But what shocked me was the realization that I was already a teenager 25 years ago. Gah.

And on another completely unrelated note, here's a photo of the Turner males putting together the Little Tikes basketball hoop we got to replace the one that had been mounted on the old garage. Their color coordination is a complete coincidence, although it's not that unlikely since all males' clothing seems to be the same basic colors and styles no matter what their age.