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Do You Really Know Your Teenager?
You catch your teenager telling a lie – it turns out she wasn’t where she said she was going. You find your son did something you never thought he’d do. Can any teenager be trusted? Can yours? Take this quiz to see how well you really know your kids –their fears, friends and potential foibles.

Contributed by Charlene Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese, authors of The Roller Coaster Years
 

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1. My teenager’s most pressing worry is:
  I’ll have to think about that one – I’m not sure what’s on my teen’s mind these days
  Her curfew – she thinks it’s too early
  The upcoming exam or getting a date for a party
 
2. When was the last time your teenager told you a secret about a friend that the friend’s parents would find disconcerting?
  Recently, I learned that one of my teen’s friends is sexually active
  I confess that I haven’t spent much time talking with my teenager lately
  When it comes to my teen’s friends, they stay silent
 
3. Which side to you take in the ‘to pry or not to pry’ debate?
  I rifle through my teen’s room regularly looking in drawers, reading notes and checking his bag
  I do not pry because I think every child’s privacy should be respected
  If I had a suspicion, I’d go through my teen’s bag and drawers
 
4. Can you name your teenager’s favourite pop, rap or rock star?
  I’d like to know the answer to that, but my child always listens to her music with headphones
  My parents never listened to my music when I was a teenager and now I know why – because I can’t bear listening to the music my teen prefers either
  Yes, I know who my teen idolises
 
5. In your opinion, can any adolescent be trusted?
  Absolutely – being trustworthy and making mistakes are two different issues, and teens are capable of both
  Most of the time, but not always
  No – their hormones programme them to take dangerous risks and have dangerous liaisons
 
6. What does your teenager do during study periods at school?
  Good question – I’m afraid to discover the answer
  Different things – some studying, some homework, some socialising and some non-school-related reading
  I don’t know – study I suppose
 
7. Where do you stand on 18-rated videos?
  I keep an eye out here at home, but I don’t know what he watches at friends’ homes
  Are you kidding? Between the trash on TV and the trash in the cinema, it’s virtually impossible to shelter my teen from 18-rated content
  I have allowed my teen to see a few after previewing them and deciding they were OK
 
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