Understanding teen behavior
Puberty is a very critical period of a person’s life. It is usually accompanied with physical and emotional changes. Somehow it also modify the person’s behavioral pattern and even relationships with others. Teenagers usually want independence from parents. They want to create their own identity, values, competencies and skills to survive with the adults.
This independence teenagers want, sometimes, disagrees with the established rules at home. They often tend to negotiate and compromise. However, when things don’t go their way, they rebel which can progress to a bad behavior.
As parents, you should be able to distinguish between normal teenage behaviors and teen behavioral problem. If you fail to notice, chances are your kid will learn a bad behavior. Even so, you should be observant enough to see the early signs of his or her abnormal behavior. You can change such inappropriate patterns sooner.
