Changes in physiology, upheavals in mental balance and family relationships, new friendships, love, awakening of sexuality: adolescence is a period of transitions for the child, but also for their parents. How can we accompany the teenager in this tumultuous journey, in this tug-of-war between the challenge for autonomous existence and the often painful mourning for childhood?

The child psychiatrist Patrick Delaroche, a specialist in adolescent issues, sends a clear message through this work to the parents of teenagers: they must play - once again - a fundamental role: to support and listen carefully to their child, to nurture the quality of their love and relationship with each other, allowing space for one another, and to set the boundaries that are necessary at this age.

A book that illuminates and unlocks this critical period and helps us understand that the true role of the parent is to help their child become an autonomous and happy adult.