Collin Gosselin’s Memoir and the “Problem Child” Label: Understanding Teen Behavior

Teenage boy sitting at desk with computer and school books with eyes closed and hand on forehead

A teen starts arguing more often. They stop joining family dinners, struggle at school, or react strongly to conversations that seem ordinary to everyone else. Eventually, a description starts following them around: difficult, defiant, the problem child. Those words may reflect an adult’s frustration, but they offer little explanation for what is happening. Once a […]