Is there an instruction manual for dealing with 14 year old boys?

Is there an instruction manual for dealing with 14 year old boys?
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answer:A lot depends on the relationship that you’ve had up until now, and his peers. I’m sort of guessing that you’re his mother, since I just can’t imagine a father asking this question. Or a girlfriend. One thing to keep in mind is that he is sort of “an alien” at this time in his life. He’s going through changes in his body, his mind, his friends and his relationship to others (particularly girls, I would think—though that’s not certain) that alienate him even from himself as he has known himself. Aside from music and television, which hopefully don’t occupy too much of his / your time, what else does he enjoy? Team sports? Solitary sports and other pursuits? Reading? Not all 14-year-old boys are the same.
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