Being a teenager was hard. I am so glad that I don't have to go through that period of my life again. Oh but I do. But as a parent I get to watch it all play out with the added difficulties of social media; the easy accessibility of drugs; of internet porn; of sexting... Goodness me!
And. Thank goodness for Christine Carter's book. It is full of useful neuroscience backed examples and wise advice. I really like the parent-young person contracts at the end too. These cover rules around phone and car use - a brilliant idea that our household will be using.

ran into a lot of formatting issues while reading, which made it difficult to get through.

What I did read, however, was interesting. Parenting adolescents in this day and age is different than when we were growing up, and this book explains how that evolution occurred and what can help navigate this trying time for all.