Be flexible and willing to adjust your parenting style. Your child's environment has an impact on his behavior, and you may be able to modify his behavior by changing his environment. This will cause less frustration for both of you. As your child changes, you will gradually have to change your parenting style. Chances are, what works with your child now won't work as well in a year or two.
Teenagers tend to look less to their parents and more to their peers for role models.
Continue to provide guidance, encouragement, and appropriate discipline while allowing your child to earn more independence. Show that your love is unconditional. As a parent, you are responsible for correcting and guiding your child. But how you express your corrective guidance makes all the difference in how your child receives it. Instead, strive to nurture and encourage even when you are disciplining your child.