I don't know what 15-year-old doesn't have a desire to separate themselves from their parents and prove their independence.
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Parents sometimes make not those allowances for youth, which, when young, they wished to be made for themselves.
I think there is a point in every teenager's life where they are forced to come into themselves.
I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.
My kids learned to be independent.
Being a teenager is as difficult as living with one. And we've all been there. Perhaps that's the reason we're so hard on them.
Kids are a great analogy. You want your kids to grow up, and you don't want your kids to grow up. You want your kids to become independent of you, but it's also a parent's worst nightmare: That they won't need you. It's like the real tragedy of parenting.
Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work.
Like children, adolescents need a framework. Otherwise they can't cope. When someone has unlimited freedom, it means there's nobody who cares what they're doing.
Parents are in denial a lot of the time - everybody knows what they did as a teenager, but somehow, when they grow up, it all disappears.
Kids at a certain age don't necessarily want to be dragged to the other side of the world.
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