Dealing with Your Teenager's Rebellion

Teenagers! They were a handful when they were babies, and then more of a handful when they were growing up. But teenagers can be either the best or the worst of all; miniature adults sometimes with the mind of a playful child and at other times with the mind of a rebel seemingly without any sort of cause whatsoever. Rebellion and a few facts about maturing Fact #1 – It might not be as bad as you thought No parent on earth wants a rebellious teenager, and for good reason. If you can’t talk and reason with them, they can easily make bad choices and get into serious trouble. So how do you make sure your teenager stays communicative and listens to his parent’s advice? Fact #2 – Rebellion might be more praiseworthy than being dependent Fact #3 – Rebellion is natural Fact #4 – Rebellion can be a good thing: Parents should not only expect a little normal rebellion, as it increases the teenager’s independence and contributes toward their growing maturity. Fact #4 – Rebellion can be a good thing Parents should not only expect a little normal rebellion, as it increases the teenager’s independence and contributes toward their growing maturity. If you think any of these factors has had an influence on your teenager’s rebellion, you’ll need to find the root cause before there can be any changes in his behavior.

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