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Dealing With Defiant Teens

Parenting is one of the toughest jobs that anyone will ever experience. As children mature and develop daily challenges become more difficult. If you thought trying to deal with toddlers was hard wait until you parent a teen. You'll discover the toddler years were a breeze when you compare these times to the challenges of dealing with teenagers. Dealing with a defiant teen multiplies those challenges. Dealing with a defiant teenager means you are going to be battling at the same time they are attempting to develop their own independence and personality. Those emotional and hormonal upheavals that affect a teenager will bring palpable tension to any home.