Experts believe raising a teen is just as demanding as caring for a baby. They call for parents of teens to have the same benefits as when they first gave birth, and we discuss this with parents going through this difficult parenting stage.
The conversation around parenting teens is really opening up, and understanding the impact of this stage of raising kids is so important. While dealing with a teen who will not socialise and wondering why your teenager won't talk to you anymore, mothers of teens are undergoing the process of demetrescence - the second transition of motherhood when your kids become teens and you're likely to be feeling your own hormonal storm.
