Teenage girls are harder to raise than teenage boys, according to a new British survey of 3,000 parents.
- Three-fourths of the parents in this study say they have more arguments with their daughters, with one-third blaming mood swings, and 27% saying girls were rude, and 12% reporting that girls were aggressive.
- Three-fourths of the parents also believe that girls are more likely to argue with their friends than boys.
- Parents reported that girls are more concerned about their physical appearances, especially their weight and their skin.
- However, 80% of parents believe that both boys and girls are under more pressure to look good today than they were when they were teenagers themselves.
Thirty percent of parents said their teenagers' behaviors "wore them out," and 60% had quarreled with their partners and spouses over their adolescents' problems.
"Females in their teenage years are more prone to mood swings that males, mainly due to the hormonal changes their bodies are experiencing," said Dr. Chris Bundy, a lecturer in health and medical psychology at the University of Manchester. "Both boys' and girls' behavior swings between being more childlike one day and adult the next, and they get confused."
The study was done by the Simple Spotless Skin foundation.
Labels: parenting, boys, girls
Posted By: Aspen Education Group
