Common worries and concerns for parent/carers of teens
/Living with teens can be wonderful...and tricky. I talk with hundreds of parents of teenagers each year about the ups and downs of managing parent-teen relationships.
During these conversations, there are some themes I hear time and time again. Particular worries, comments or complaints are repeatedly expressed - and if I had a dollar for all of the times I've heard parents of teens say certain things, I'd be a rich woman.
What parents sometimes don't realise - is that many teenagers all across the country are doing exactly what their own teenager is doing.
So let me allow you to be a fly on the wall and tell you about the things parents say to me - time and time again. My hope is that you will feel a little more "normal" and not so alone.
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