Understanding Your Teen

The Traumatic Teen Years My 13 1/2-year-old daughter does not like school. In fact, in every class where she has a marginal (terrible) grade her teachers have kindly noted that she “does not work to her potential.” It is nice that they have ...

Many approaches can work with a teen who's out of control, but they all take time -- so you have to be in this for the long haul. ...

It's normal for a 16-year-old to want to present herself physically as she chooses, not as her parents think she should look. ...

What can you do when you feel that your parents are violating your privacy? ...

Our expert calls this parental behavior "morally bankrupt, self-serving, and damaging." ...

During the teen years, most kids are alternately confused, insensitive, and totally self-absorbed, wanting nothing to do with their parents. ...