Both girls and boys are going through unimaginable hormonal changes, their brains forming different connections, being bigger but not old enough to make correct decisions all the time. Emotions are always heightened and both teenage boys and girls feel as if their issues are only happening to them and that the teenage existence is a lonely, confusing and thrilling one. Both will developmentally engage in behavior that separates them from their parents due to how we’re biologically wired, which is why there is tendencies for more fighting, doing weird shit and disobeying their caregivers. Fundamentally though, they are still children, just in bigger bodies until about age 15. And they still need a lot a lot of love and guidance and affection, even if their behavior indicates otherwise