Uncommunicative, Self-Involved, Rebellious and Rude! There are many ways to describe your teenager. It is easy to point out the things you would love to change about them. But the truth is that you are no closer to finding a way to curb that raging house of hormones than you are to finding a solution to the global economic meltdown. It’s there, it’s in your face and you have to deal with it. Wouldn’t you love to know what goes on in that complicated, ever-evolving mind?

Finally, here are some answers for you. Anjaneya Mishra’s Teenage Blues, Parenting Clues is a bold and comprehensive attempt by a teenager to unravel the teen world for parents. From teenage aspirations, sexuality, attractions and distractions to the acrimonious acne and drug abuse, Anjaneya takes you step-by-step through the maze of surging emotions and tantrums so that you can finally make sense of the tumult that is your teenager.

Table of Contents

• The Background (Prelude)
• Dosti Meri Jaan
• Out of Bounds
• Values and Ethics
• Expect the Earth. Get the Mark Sheet!
• The Red Boards
• Up the Wall
• The Parents ’Achilles’ Heel
• Follow the Light
• ‘Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Which is the Biggest Pimple of Them All?’
• The Trendz
• Hold Your Horses, Mate
• How Low Can you Go
• Honest Abe or Charitable Teresa? Be What you Want your Teen to Be
• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
• Epilogue
• Questionnaire
• Acknowledgements