Our experience is that many parents out of sheer frustration resort to unhelpful patterns in relating to their offspring which tend to exacerbate the difficulties and often alienate their teens even further. Our expectation is that as parents become more skilled at talking and listening to their teens, the teens are more likely to feel understood and less likely to experience and express their anger in violence towards others. This will have great benefits to the teens, their families, and increase safety to the Hawkesbury community at large.