Parenting teenagers: When to choose a conflict — and when to let it go
Particularly for teens, their room is “their little domain”, but if really bothering you, you might negotiate around doing “a big clean” once a month, says psychotherapist and relationship counsellor Bernadette Ryan. Picture: Alamy/PA
In the tricky terrain of parenting, are there certain battles — such as about clothes or hairstyle or our children’s friends or the state of their room — that are just not worth fighting?
In the fight-or-not-to-fight dilemma, context is everything, say experts.
