This articulates so much of what we say to parents and what we live as parents during the tunnel of adolescence. We need all the help we can get as we navigate this very tricky time in their, and, by extension, our lives. Brain food for thought.

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/raising-teenagers-protect-when-you-must-permit-when-you-can/?ref=education&_cldee=a21jbmFtYXJhQHR1eGVkb3BhcmtzY2hvb2wub3Jn