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Open Letter To Parents

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Dear Parents, It's tempting to believe your family will be immune to teen behavior problems. To believe that y our  teenager will never back talk, stay out too late or pierce her ears multiple times is like living in a dream – choice is yours.. Get Real or Dream on. Adolescence is a time of rapid change for kids both biologically and physiologically…and cognitively, it’s natural for teenagers to fire their parents and then re-hire them years later, but as consultants rather than managers. But that doesn't mean you have to ignore all that which is harmful and brewing up. You can troubleshoot the following most faced teen behavior problems in an effective and relatively civilized fashion coming across to them as a consultant rather than a manager. Hate you Mom Dad phenomenon: One minute your precious but insecure child is begging you to lie down with her while its dark and thundering in the skies at bedtime. Then, seemingly overnight, she starts treating you like a ...