There are many frustrations and arguments that come from difficult teens acting entitled in the home. Parents try and try to teach respect and gain control and fail over and over again with their difficult teen. While there are many reasons and issues that lead to this dynamic there is one that remains constant. Many families fail to realize there is a difference between the attitude of the teen having a home always with family and having ownership somehow in the house. P

Often parents shame or embarrassment of their child plays too large a role in the relationship that parent holds with their child. You are not responsible for and can not take control of your child's journey. It is also too big a burden to force them to be responsible for your feelings of embarrassment and or shame. They will make mistakes and you have the choice to take pride in being a parent and pride in the relationship or you can depend on your child's actions to defi