Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
I got through the teen years fairly easily with my sons (23 and 25). I think I did it by always being brutally honest with them. We were strict about things other parents didn't care about and very liberal in most things that others would never allow their kids to do. My kids were going into Harvard Square on the train and hanging out when they were 14 or 15. I knew some parents that used to follow behind their kids and watch everything they did when they went out. I also think teaching middle school and high school gave me a perspective of seeing the whole range of adolescent development. And, I knew it would pass...
Of course when the younger one was in HS, he was too busy and tired from racing to do anything bad and the older one was a bit wussy and afraid of consequences. They both could NEVER surpass any of the stuff I did as a teen in the 60's and early 70's.
Very true for me as well.