By Cosima Marriner
In her final year of school, (click here) Ruby Leonard is trying to keep everyone around her happy: parents, teachers, coaches, friends, and her body that wants some sleep.
"For me right now, the hardest thing is finding a balance between academics, co-curriculars, friends, sleep," the 17-year-old said.
"Being a teenager comes with a lot more independence, responsibility and pressure ... There are a lot of expectations and roles one's expected to play that often clash and so, for me, those different roles are my beams and I'm trying to find the balance."...
Give them space, legitimacy and continue involvement as a parent. They are growing up and not growing apart from their family.
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