Teenage moodiness isn't a myth. It stems from rapid brain development and hormones, but also from teens hiding things because they expect parents to get angry or worried. Open communication and genuine connection at home can actually reduce the mood swings.
But teenagers are often labeled as moody or angry. Is this true? Is this just a myth? No, they are moody. Definitely teenagers are very moody. The reason for the moodiness is very important to understand. So there are a lot of changes happening in their body, cognitively, hormonally. There are a lot of changes that's happening. The reason they are moody is feel like they have to put on an act at home. The reason is somewhere teenagers have this habit of assuming, of predicting that if I tell my mother this, she's going to get angry at me, or she's gonna stop trusting me, or she's gonna become worried for me. And when they have this, they start hiding things. And when they hide, the distance has already come. So the moodiness is coming from a deeper place inside. And when we start connecting with our children, I think the moodiness can completely drop.
