Parenting Teens In The 21st Century

Parenting can be a struggle, and raising children is difficult in different ways at different times in kids' lives.

There are the infant years, baby boot camp, sometimes described as "the longest shortest time." There's the toddler stage, with its classic "terrible twos" — sometimes extending into the "terrifying threes."

And then there are the teenage years, a period of life that's often as confusing for parents as it is for teens themselves.

WBUR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with a parenting expert about the challenges of raising teenagers in the 21st century.

Joani Geltman, instructor at Curry College and author of "A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens: Talking to Your Kids About Sexting, Drinking, Drugs and Other Things That Freak You Out." She tweets at @JoaniGeltman.

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