Teenage development is perhaps the most difficult part for children. Parents find it hard to play their role in this stage of development of their children. Teens want to try many things. They wanted to experiment on things that catched their curious minds. Teens also want to know their identity as a person. They feel guilt, insecure, fear, excitement, and hope as they pass this stage of human development. In that sense, parenting teens is an issue that must be dealt with properly.

Parenting teens nowadays is more difficult than in past years because of far-reaching technological and sociological changes that have occurred. Teenagers have always been exposed to activities, data, and individuals that challenge their families' standards and values-but never so much as recently. Parents whose own teenage years do not seem so very long ago are finding their children growing up in a changed world. These changes have brought great benefits to society, but problems too. Parenting teens on the other hand, is a very challenging role.

Moreover, families have not escaped the changes taking place in the rest of society. Parent-teen relationships have been dramatically affected- so much so that today's parents are generally not capable to control their teens easily and effectively. Besides, the demanding approach that may have worked for their parents simply does not work as well as for today's parents. Hence, parents must learn to adopt with the current ways and means by which teenagers develop in terms of psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and physical aspects. To continue reading, you may visit My Regency ......