Child psychologist Klaar Hammenecker about the sense and nonsense of arguing with your teenager: “I don’t want to reduce conflict at all. They are particularly valuable” | Domestic

“Never mind…” is the sigh of the misunderstood teenager. It is also the title of the latest book by child psychologist Klaar Hammenecker, in which she calls for ‘not just letting it go’. With phrases that are even more common in families with teenagers than dirty socks and dog-eared books, she guides us to a world with more understanding between teenager and parent. “A 13-year-old child who realizes that mom and dad are not always right, isn’t that wonderful?”