How to survive the teens years - a parents guide.
Accepted wisdom tells us that at some point your happy-go-lucky 12-year-old emerges from his room one morning transformed into a surly, non-communicative door slammer.
Like all stereotypes, it’s made up of a mixture of truth and prejudice. And like all stereotypes, it’s not particularly helpful. Parenting expert Dr John Sharry of Solutiontalk.ie says that in his experience about a third of parents will face significant struggles with their teenagers, another third will deal with minor challenges, and about a third won’t experience anything out of the norm.
