Rise and Fall of American Teenagers part one

The topic I want to put to attention would be about how some parents say that they do not know how to handle teenagers. It does, but then again it doesn't make sense to me. Everyone was once a teenager. So how come when we grow into adults we don't know how to handle them. I am not to far from away from once being a teenager and I definitely think that I would know how to handle one. All I would do is think of how I would have thought or handled a situation as a teenager. I know that everyone pretty much grows up different and some never go threw what some teens have been subject to, but I am sure they have heard about it or one of their friends went threw the situation; so they gained some kind of knowledge on how to handle certain situations. Currently in our society parents don't have or take the time these teenagers need to really be a part of their lives. Teenagers have to much time on their hands which can lead anyone into some kind of trouble. If parents where with their teenagers more than just when they were into trouble they wouldn't be part of society that some are afraid of. It is a cry for attention for most teenagers whether directed towards their parents or family in general. If parents would take the time and really think about their teen individually and how they had to handle them in the past then teenagers years might not be so bad. No kid turns into satin over night. Maybe parents should blame themselves a little bit more for having children that behave in such a way. Now I know their are some situations that are inevitable but I think my point is pretty clear. The book also talks about the little time parents spend with their children because of the increasing hours that some have to work to be able to pay bills and have a roof over their families head. this is very sad but true. Now some families are divorced which brings a burdon on their children and creates less time together as a "family" they once were.