Celebrating Adolescence: 3 Tips for Parents of Adolescents

I recently wrote a blog post for parents of adolescents that was published by Portland Therapy Center, an online local mental health directory. Here’s a first paragraph teaser:

Let’s face it, adolescence gets a bad rap. We’re all familiar with the stereotypical “moody adolescent,” and those of us who devote our lives to working with adolescents—whether parents, coaches, or counselors—are often met with sympathy. In fact, when I tell people I work with adolescents, I’m mostly commonly met with a sympathetic “I’m sorry.” It’s clear that we’re conditioned to view adolescence as time to simply endure. As such, parents of adolescents are often placed in a difficult spot—they’re conditioned to brace for an indefinite period of difficulty, and are often not armed with enough information to understand the changes that mark the adolescent period.

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