Why Parent and Teenager May Complain More About Each Other

Adolescence is meant to be transformative as the detaching (for independence) and the differentiating (for individuality) young person starts

As adolescence changes the child, the parent changes in response, and their relationship changes. In consequence, this normal growth will occasionally strain how they get along. For both parent and teenager, adolescence tends to be a more abrasive age.

This growing discontent is to be expected and need not alienate their relationship. Common complaints attest to when these unwelcome times occur. For example:

Teenager: "You're always on my case!"

Parent: "You argue about everything!"

It's best to understand the changes that are going on.

Growing change makes adolescence a more temperamental and sensitive time for parent and teenager as it upsets and resets familiar terms of........

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