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Show - :" by Etfifh C Nslsser Author of the '. .. .' .V, cation. Even though you are the most affectionate and understanding of parents, you undoubtedly are often puzzled as you try to guide your boys and girls through the wonderful, exciting, exas- ol years. perating, Welles, Homer Mrs. and Mr: Take the case of daughter. This is how Mrs. parents of a teen-ag- e Welles describes life with Barbara: "About the middle of herJreshman year in high school, when she was 14, Barbie suddenly decided ' W oU friends were too. too. childish.' Sweaters and skirts, the only costume except blue jeans she would wear up to that time, were suddenly not her type.' The reason for Barbara's changed views, we discovered, was a new, friend, Lauren-tin- e, who had a 'great sense of style and had high-scho- g book, "Brothers and Sisters" '''"V TODAY is anything but easy. GROWING UP We expect our young people during their teens to learn to stand on their own feet, get along with the opposite sex, prepare for a job or further edu- heart-breaki- ng award-winnin- ; -- best friend; and she's going steady with Burt, who is a senior. "Burt brings her home much too late. I know J worried they drive too far and toofast and I'm that 'too far andi too fast' may go for more than Burt's driving. With all you hear about teen-ag- e L drinking you feel nobody is safe. Father has different ideas pointed out that Barbara was not making the most of .herself. ' .. been - christened plain "Laurentine, who- - had sweatLaura, wore ers and made herself up to look twice her sixteen school at her years. She had most of the boys in feet, and was, of course, the last girl any mother would want her daughter to copy. tomboy "Barbie had been a sunny, who got along pretty well with everyone, "fcut under Laurentine's spell she would mope around the house if excluded from that young lady's charmed circle, as she usually was in her freshman one year. If Barbie couldn't go to a party with of the boys Laurentine classed as terrific, she wouldn't go with anyone. "Barbie was not happy, and it hurt me to see her missing the good times she longed for. But Homer and I didnt know how well off we were then! Barbie's a sophomore now and Laurentine's fun-lovi- ng "When Barbara goes out with Burt she's so happy she sparkles. If things are going her way, she's her old darling self, but other times well, you never know what kind of biowup is brewing. I'm almost afraid to make even a suggestion to her. Whatever I say is greeted with tears or a you don't understand.'' withering, 'But I keep telling my husband that forbidding Barbara to do what the others do or punishing her would doesn't only turn her against us completely. But he see 'it that way. Jlfo-th- " er, Li LJM Tetngtrs like Barbie are all smiles one minute and in tears the next FAM!IY WEEKLY MAGAZINE MAY. 29, Dad won't let Barbara take phont ' calls after 8:30. She resents this. lt54 "No data threat is wrong way to get her to dean room and do housework. - Joint planning usually results in the tftAn.anar't - -- wallinn cooperation. " 1 |