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Being truly a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most worthwhile, jobs an individual can have in his / her life-time. Being the parent of a teenager is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As parents start to notice the significant changes that come with adolescence (physical changes as a result of puberty, the continuous angst and moodiness, and of course the classic eye-rolling and the I-know-it-all frame of mind), they ponder just what took place with their happy, sweet, and affectionate young boy or girl. Parents be seated by astonished - and often lost and unprepared - as they see their child morph and mutate into a full-blown pubescent screen of emotions. The Angst of Adolescence: How to Parent YOUR CHILD and Live to Have fun About It, written in a conversational, educational, funny, and relatable style, promises to deliver trustworthy tool for parents of teens who are trying to find answers and advice about how to go their way through this challenging developmental period. Dr. Sara Villanueva, a dominant psychologist specializing in the adolescent years, shares relevant research results so that parents can be informed of the reality as opposed to making assumptions based on ubiquitous but questionable sources. Most of all, it will provide parents of teenagers with perspective in the midst of angst to allow them to come away with the sense that they are not by yourself in their experience of raising teens. Many, many people have been through it, and we can all relate to and learn from one another. Most of what your teen is feeling and expressing is normal and falls within the expected selection of tendencies for adolescent development. Despite the challenges involved with parenting teens, we should take time to focus on the positive things in life and live with our child through the rough adolescent years so that people emerge on the other side with companionship and a deeper relationship.