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[quote=Anonymous]I have done it. It is hard. Not impossible, but very hard. Developmentally, teenagers are supposed to be challenging everything about their adult caretakers---it is a normal developmental trajectory. So for a child who may have experienced no real "parenting" in terms of setting family values and expectations---they are at a developmental stage where they may not be receptive to that information. And because you missed the early child bonding years that often sustain parents through the challenges of teens--it is just that much harder. Add the issues described above re mental health challenges stemming from trauma or prenatal exposures and it is very, very difficult.[/quote]
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