However, it is never too late to take charge of your family and make the changes necessary to get back on track. One way to do this is by parenting your teen with love and discipline. Go back and read the 6 Basic Principles of Good Parenting for tips on how to incorporate these parenting skills into your life. Believe it or not, not all teens are out of control basket cases! Some are happy, well-adjusted and doing their best, despite the fact that the years from 14 to 18 can be very tough for them. Magnify all the hormonal and body image issues they started to face in adolescence and add to that an emerging sense of their own and other's sexuality and watch out for explosive emotions and insecurities! Couple this with self-esteem issues, educational challenges, and pressure to look to the future and decide a meaningful life path, and you can imagine how easy it is for some teens to become overwhelmed. But, just because it can be a difficult time, doesn’t mean you can't get through it with some measure of dignity, humor, grace and sanity. Parenting your teen with love and discipline means loving your teen in a way that supports their individuality, their personal growth, and accepts them for their unique gifts and purpose in this life, while also setting clear boundaries and expectations for appropriate behavior and actions. For more informative articles on teens, look at the following:
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