I have seen students begin to distort the truth to get around their parents' orders. I have seen parents in tears and shock upon finding out that their child has lied to them. They cannot understand what happened. Well, in part, the answer is that they have lost communication with their child. When a child is eight years old and is moody, a parent will be concerned and show concern.
Teenagers have a hard time reacting to approaching adulthood.
Their bodies may be full grown, but their emotions are not. Who can blame them for wanting to escape the pressures for awhile - even if it is with the wrong crowd. I am not upholding this kind of escape, to the contrary, I think its consequences can be serious. I have spent countless hours talking to students, who over the years have become friends, about their future, their problems, their parents. I have seen basically well adjusted students 17 or 18 years old, become withdrawn and detached in lesson because of a problem at home.