By Lina Acosta Sandaal, MA,

<a href="http://reflections.thenestmiami.com/why-the-angry-outburst-is-necessary-for-your-tweenteen-to-mature/angry-teen1/" rel="attachment wp-att-296"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-296" src="http://reflections.thenestmiami.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Angry-Teen1.jpg" alt="Angry-Teen[1]" width="228" height="292" /></a>“Whatever mom!” “You don’t understand.” “Get out of my room!  If you are the parent of a 12-24 year old these are common furious proclamations from your tween/teen.  How does a parent deal and learn how to handle this behavior? Most parents that end up in my office are at wit's end when it comes to the anger they experience from their children and the most common question is what to do.

First, let's identify the main culprit of your child’s anger when it is directed towards you.  It is a myth that all of tween/teens behavior is tinged with “hormones” that make them act “crazy” and you have to survive this phase of life.  In his new book, <em>Brainstorm</em>, Dan Siegel explains that it is not simply hormones that are making your child act differently; also in play are the immense

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