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Should we Yield to Adolescents?
The daily and repeated conflict with the adolescent is something that almost all parents have to face. Constantly forced to say yes (and, above all, not to say no), they doubt the legitimacy of their answer, and even of the question, impressed by the strength of their growing child’s assertion. He claims, demands, rejects and ignores them. So should we give in or refuse? How far and in what way should we negotiate? This is the most frequent question, asked or not, by parents of adolescents. Educating the child has entailed a series of difficulties, but as soon as the child grows up, the memories of adolescence return to the…