Most of the kids I know (I'm a fake auntie to lots of teens) will do stuff like get tatoos or piercings, dye their hair with patches of blue or fushcia, or get it cut in some outrageous style. Some will insist on dressing strangely. I'm not sure that drinking and doing drugs constitutes "rebellion," per se, but those are certainly problems for a lot of kids, and at a much younger age than you might think. Ditto sex. Some things never change ;-)
Edit: There's been quite an alarming trend in eating disorders and self-mutilation for years now. That also isn't rebellion, but it's often perceived as such by clueless parents. These are very complicated issues and you probably don;t want to go there.
Yet another edit: I didn't mean to leave out piling into somebody's car and disappearing for an alarmingly long time and coming home looking like God-knows-what happened. With any lluck, it won't involve pregnancy, an STD, or a court date.
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Date: 2009-06-12 02:49 am (UTC)Edit: There's been quite an alarming trend in eating disorders and self-mutilation for years now. That also isn't rebellion, but it's often perceived as such by clueless parents. These are very complicated issues and you probably don;t want to go there.
Yet another edit: I didn't mean to leave out piling into somebody's car and disappearing for an alarmingly long time and coming home looking like God-knows-what happened. With any lluck, it won't involve pregnancy, an STD, or a court date.