Mrs Ashby advises ............................. .

Angry quarrels often arise in families when differences in lifestyle come between parents and their teenage children. Mrs Ashby, an acknowledged psychologist, recommends talking to teenagers properly, not like little children. Conflicts should be discussed in an ordered, unemotional way. Giving children clear reasons for parents' demands could defuse a potentially explosive situation; on the other hand, she suggests that parents should care for what the adolescent need. Ashby urges them to try to reach a compromise; agree on quite an early homecoming time during the week, but a later one at the weekend, for instance.