Recently, many parents wonder where their teen’s anger comes from. Teenagers, the same as adults, also experience daily stress, thus often leading to angry emotions. Understand that an argumentative and stubborn teenager is fighting for less parent control and for independence. Moreover, angry teens often  battle with daily hardships and trying to make sense of emotional concerns like changes in their bodies, school pressures, dealing with friends, negative and positive peer pressure, trying to establish identity, divorced or separated parents, unfair treatment, unable to voice their opinion, taking too many  activities, death of a loved one, chronic illness and many more.

With all these, it comes as no surprise that there are many angry teenagers these days. In dealing with this, as a parent you should understand this as a signal that your teenager may be having problems and overwhelmed by the daily demands of life. It would be a good idea to ask your teen of the conflict that he or she is facing and listen to him or her.

Focus on your teen’s feelings and understand the situation from his or her perspective. Most importantly, help your teen work towards a solution and show that you care all the time.