A friend says, "I am scared. My little boy is about to enter the teen years, and I have heard that this is a time of great storm and stress, when he will reject everything about me.". Provide advice to your friend by describing the reality of this time of child-parent interactions
What will be an ideal response?
The notion of "storm and stress" is a myth. Research shows that adolescents generally enjoy happy and satisfying relationships with their parents. Most teens love their parents and feel loved by them. And they embrace many of their parents' values and look to them for advice. In addition, most teens have relatively high levels of self-esteem across a variety of domains.
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