As parents, raising kids through their early adolescent years can be.
joyous and frustrating all at the same time. Although it can be rewarding .
in watching them grow, and turn into young adults, it can also spark a .
a recurrent fantasy of sending your child on a long solo vacation. As parents.
encourage their children to make good choices, teenagers will often rebel, .
and test their patience. Sometimes, however, parents are faced with .
correcting their teenager when they do not make good choices. Parents face .
a variety of discipline challenges, choosing the right method of punishment .
must fit the crime in discipling your adolescent.
Early adolescence is a term used by professionals to describe the life .
between the age of 11 and 14. It has also been called the time of "great.
transition." Given the incredible amount of changes happening to young.
teens, parenting teenagers can be difficult during their road to adulthood.
They are at an age where they are socially too old to be dependant .
on parents for many things, yet to young to be independent of their own .
guidance and supervision. As a teen they are trying to become independent .
in developing their own personality. This process can be an emotional roller.
coaster for them.
Experimenting is a critical part of a young teens development. Beyond.
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their appearance, teens explore different attitudes and behaviors, trying them .
out to see which one best fits them. In this stage of experimenting they take.
risks so they can learn the respect of people who are important to them, they.
strive to feel like they belong.
Given teenagers are going through such a transitional stage to .
adulthood, parents are ever so challenged and responsible for making.
decisions, when discipling is necessary. A parents role during this time.
of change and choice is a critical one. While adolescence explore and .
