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Friends, school and motivation
- When your teenager has no friends or feels left out: how to help
- Unmotivated teenager: how to motivate a teen who seems lazy
Screens and phones
- Teenager screen time: the averages, what's recommended, and what it does
- How to limit screen time for a teenager, without constant fights
Lying and trust
- Lying teenager: why teens lie to their parents, and what to do about it
- Consequences for a lying teenager: what works, plus creative alternatives
- Compulsive lying in teenagers: what's behind it, and what to do
Disrespect and attitude
- Disrespectful teenager: how to respond in the moment, and what works over time
- Consequences for a disrespectful teenager: what works, with examples
- Signs of a "toxic" teenager: what's really going on, and what to do
Mothers and teens
- The mother-daughter relationship in the teenage years: what's normal, and how to stay close
- The mother-son relationship in the teenage years: why sons pull away, and how to stay close
- Mother-daughter therapy: does it help, and how to find the right therapist
- Books about the mother-daughter relationship for mothers of teenage daughters
Defiance and rebellion
- Defiant teenager: how to handle defiance without a power struggle
- Rebellious teenager: why teens rebel, and how to respond
- Out of control teenager: what to do, where to get help, and your legal options
Anger and aggression
- Angry teenager: why teens get so angry, and how to respond
- Teenage anger towards mother: why it happens, and what helps
- What to do when your teenager hits you
- Anger management for teens: four simple worksheets, and where to find help
Divorce and stepfamilies
- Teenagers and divorce: how to help your teen through a separation
- When your teenager wants to live with the other parent
- Stepparenting teenagers: how to be a stepparent to a teen
When teens pull away
- My teenager hates me: why it happens, what's normal, and how to reconnect
- My teenage son hates me: why boys pull away, and what actually helps
- My teenage daughter hates me: why she's so mean to you, and how to reconnect
- My teenager won't talk to me: silence, shut doors, and how to get through
- When your teenager doesn't care: about you, about consequences, or about anything
- When your teenager is making you miserable: what's happening to you, and what helps