My teenage daughter wants to start taking the same hormone-balancing supplements I use, but her dad thinks she's too young and that I'm projecting my health issues onto her — we can't seem to have a calm discussion about what's appropriate for a 16-year-old without it becoming about our different parenting philosophies.
More people experience this than they realize.
A decision about adolescent health becomes a proxy battle for deeper differences in parenting approach and risk assessment.
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