Many parents feel like that their teenagers can be moody, argumentative and defiant.
Adolescence is a time of learning to cope with intense feelings and testing out opinions and people, including parents. Teens also need a sense of belonging and of competence to maintain positive self esteem, but acceptance by their own age group is increasingly important. Your teen may also feel peer pressure to conform in order to fit in and be liked. Social difficulties and sexual changes can now cause more problems than academic concerns. Teens need help to take charge of their own organisation as preparation for life as a young adult.