The teenage age is a hard test as for the child in whose organism there are sharp changes, and for his family, relatives, teachers. These changes concern not only appearance, but also mentality. Therefore both teenagers, and adults need to know what psychological features are inherent in the pubertal period. Such knowledge will help to avoid misunderstanding, the conflicts.
Why the mentality of the teenager becomes unstable, vulnerable
When there comes the pubertal period, at the person work of endocrine glands is sharply strengthened. As a result considerably concentration of hormones increases in an organism. As a result, not only the appearance, but also mentality cardinally changes. For this reason under the influence of hormones the behavior of the teenager can become defiant, defiantly impudent, and his mood quite often changes without any visible reasons. The teenager because of a real trifle (from the point of view of adults) comes to impetuous delight, can be depressed.
Most of teenagers absolutely reject "dictatorship" of adults, even own parents, defiantly ignore their instructions, manuals. They consider such instructions as attempt at the rights. At the same time, teenagers understand that they for the present cannot be considered as equal in the true sense of the word as depend on parents. But, paradoxically, it strongly irritates them and pushes on demonstrative and senseless "revolt".
Some teenagers become very vulnerable and sensitive. Besides, they can "be obsessed" with appearance, worry strongly if seems to them that they have some defects (excess weight, acne rash, grease skin, etc.). These experiences and aspiration to get rid of the defect which is quite often existing only in imagination can turn into the most true obsession. The above-stated differences of mood can bring some teenagers (especially what have very sensitive, vulnerable nature) to a thought of senselessness, otioseness of life, that they in this world are necessary to nobody that nobody understands them and loves.
As adults should behave during this period
From parents of the teenager the understanding, patience and a step is required. The behavior of the son or daughter can strongly irritate, even to revolt. But the father and mother need to remember that it is the natural phenomenon provided by the nature. Of course, the teenager cannot indulge in everything, but it is necessary to do without command, categorical tone and also reproaches, notations whenever possible. All this will only even more anger the teenager. Also it is impossible to deride his experiences concerning defects of appearance or misunderstanding of the world at all. Through some time everything will return to norm again.