Many parents today react to their teenagers' attitude in the wrong way. Some get angry that their once-darling child now has a typical teenage attitude. Others try to control their teen. Still others withdraw and abandon their parenting responsibilities rather than deal with the surly child. Teen lip would be easier for parents to handle if they understood where it was coming from, parenting experts say.
Adolescents are often on an emotional roller coaster.
Their bodies are being flooded with hormones, and they get angry and upset easily. They are trying to separate from their parents and become more autonomous, but they still desperately need their parents, experts say. Calif. Teens live in a pressure cooker. They constantly feel as if there's a spotlight on them and that they're being evaluated by peers, teachers, coaches and parents. She's the mother of two grown sons.