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Adolescence Can Be A Time Of Turmoil And Turbulence, Of Stress And Storm. Rebellion Against Authority And Against Convention Is To Be Expected And Tolerated For The Sake Of Learning And Growth.

While Parents Possess The Original Key To Their Offspring's Experience, Teachers Have A Spare Key. They, Too, Can Open Or Close The Minds And Hearts Of Children.

Each Of Us Carries Within Himself A Collection Of Instant Insults.

To Sense When A Teenager Needs Understanding And When Misunderstanding Is A Difficult And Delicate Task. The Sad Truth Is That No Matter How Wise We Are, We Cannot Be Right For Any Length Of Time In Our Teenagers' Eyes.

When Gentle Persuasion [of Children] Falls On Deaf Ears, We Resort To Ridicule And Rebuke. Then We Return To Threats And Punishment. This Is The Modus Operandi Of A Mutual Frustration Society.