If you have a teenager in your home then you have an idea of the challenges we are now facing as parents. My husband and I have three kids and one of them is in high school. She’s a great kid, very smart (90s student) hard worker and goes to youth group. As great as she is, she’s a teenager and teenagers come with a whole knew mindset. My husband and I are new at this because the bo
ys are still only 12 and 9. Our daughter is the one breaking us in.
We often ask ourselves, “Is this normal behaviour for a teen?” Are we parenting like we should or are we being too strict? So many questions and yes a little doubt in our ability to do a good job. I borrowed a book from the library called, “Get Out of My Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the mall?” and wow, what a relief. Yes the behaviour is normal and yes we are parenting like we should and yes the doubt is normal. Whew! It’s a great book that validates our questions and gives insight into the average teenager’s behaviour. My husband and I have both laughed as we picked out spots in the book that nail the teenager living in our house. “So she’s not the only one!” If you have teenagers in your house and you think you might be losing your mind or your ability to parent, pick up this book. You’ll get a good laugh and it will release you from a load of unneeded pressure.
