Parenting teenage children provides considerable (joys and) burdens for which there is often little public help.

So what do parents of teenagers do to help themsleves? Understanding normal teenage development is helpfull.

Parentline Plus takes thousands of calls from parents and many of these are mums, dads, stepparents and others caring for children who are concerned about their teenagers.

Problems range from mood swings and arguments to sex, drugs and exam stress