I am a parent of two teenagers. They are always volenteering me for girl scouts, band mom, speech team, and anything else they can. My house is the local hang out for half the kids in our town. I am around kids through my three local jobs, preschool thorough 5th grade, middle school, and the learning academy. i volenteer for half the jobs, and have been around every kind of kid. I feel that this has given me strength to deal with any child. My children's friends call me mom and verbally fight which one is closer to me. I feel keeping your children close, buisy and being involved in there everyday occurences helps to keep them out of trouble. If you have a teenager give them a little space but love them alot. This is a crutial time in there lives in which they need alot of love.. but they also need their personal space. So dont try to be too nosey and get into their buisness when they don't want you to. But most of all ALWAYS be there for them.

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