Do you find your teenager hard to deal with? This is the usual problem of parents. Because their children think that they already can do everything by there own.

Yeah teens are really matured nowadays. They hate being nagged and always being told what to do. They don't like being bossed around. O.O But if you raised them well then it shouldn't be a problem. What they need is a cool parents so figure out what interest them most and try to mingle with them.

Teenagers don't really enjoy mingling with their parents - they prefer being in their circle of friends. As for the comment about them thinking they can do most things on their own, I believe that they can do a lot of things and it is better to allow them to do so as well. This is the time where they will learn to be independent. Teenagers need to experiment things and even though it may be hard to watch them go sometimes, it is still best to let them. This is just another phase of life - we all have been through it.

As todays teenagers are becoming independant and sometimes earning on their own, they can think what they have to do and what not to do, so it's better for we parents to leave them on their own, not completely but tell them once in a while what is good and bad during your family discussions, tell in a way they'll listen and they'll certainly do that.

It can be really tough. I mean, my little sister is like a daughter to me and the other day she wanted to walk home alone in the pouring rain because she didn't want to ride in the car with our mom. I kept telling her I would NOT allow her to do that because she was gunna get cold and plus I didn't want her to walk alone, because who knows who's out there. She was pretty upset with me, but I got her to go in the car instead. Phew!!!

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-Brittany Brydahl

My 17 yr old son is not hard at all to deal with. He had his rough time when he was about 10. Now he is the sweetest kid around.


Now my 15 yr old is totally the opposite. He tells me all the time how I know nothing. I will go for days without talking to him because it is just easier than saying something to him and he then will disagree.
The funny thing is he goes threw phases. One minute he is horrible and the next he is all lovey!

I think it's super important to teach our kids when they are younger. When they become teenagers they need more space, more freedom to make their own choices, and make their own mistakes.

All kids are different. I think they are all trying at times.