Student Name
Ms. Rampi
English Composition II
June 16th, 2006

Teenage Survival Guide

It's not even 8 a.m. and you and your teenager are already in the middle of the day's first heated argument. This time the commotion is over his perceived right to hang his pants from his hips. Last night you squabbled about his curfew. Before the day is over, you'll probably bicker over something else. Desperate, you ask yourself, what happened to that sweet child I brought home 16 years ago? What happened to the little kid who thought the sun rose and set when I smiled? Why has his innocence been replaced with defiance?

Mental health experts agree that a certain amount of teenage defiance is normal. But how do you figure out if what your teenager is going through is ordinary rebellion or cause for concern? What are the most common danger signals that your child is headed for trouble? And if you can identify the signals in your youngster, what's a concerned parent to do?

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Title: Teenage Survival Guide
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