Teens will listen to parents more than anybody else

Teenage years are already dif­fi­cult and teens are fac­ing more pres­sures than they have in past years. Teens are being pres­sured by par­ents and soci­ety to act more like adults and make adult– like deci­sions. In today’s econ­omy, some teens are being asked to be a sur­ro­gate par­ent to younger sib­lings while mom and dad take on extra work to make ends meet. Get­ting into col­lege is more com­pet­i­tive and teens are feel­ing the pres­sures to make a deci­sion about col­lege at younger ages.