Colman Noctor: Encouragement always trumps nagging when it comes to teens

Minor adaptations to your approach could help reduce the frequency and severity of parent-teen fallouts

Too often, parents get dragged into a battle for control with their teenager, which can bring out the inner adolescent in the parent. Picture: iStock 

Colman Noctor

CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPIST

“You’re always nagging me, and getting on my case.”