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![]() Carl E Pickhardt Ph.dPsychology Today |
Staying connected to your teenager can become more challenging at times.
Comparison to peers can create feelings of inadequacy and insufficiency.
The challenge is staying connected as your adolescent grows apart.
Exercising authority with their teenager can be an unwelcome part of parenting.
Dealing with adversity can strengthen teenagers in ways they don't always see.
To stay on track, teens need to keep past, present, and the possible future in mind.
Laugh with each other to lighten life up, not "at" each other to tease or hurt.
Anticipating development in their teenager can help parents adjust to change.
Parental influence increasingly depends on adolescent willingness to cooperate.
Incompatibilities can increase discontent as parents and teenagers grow apart.
Protecting against and preparing for the risks of growing up is hard to do.
Teenagers can learn from parental experience—from the good and the bad.