The Teen Years: 8 Questions Every Parent Should Ask - Parenting in the Present with the Future in Mind

The foundation built in the early years of parenting helps with the inevitable changes and challenges of the teen years. Teenagers change more on the way to young adulthood than at any time since age two. As they change on the outside, even more is happening on the inside.

As teens engage in the important tasks of adolescence, parents enter a new stage as well. Parents still lead, guide, support, and discipline, but adolescence requires a different perspective. One that acknowledges the inev...