In response to microtrends - permissive parenting posted by DianeFitz: I'm an attachment parent, but I'm not sure any of us writing here have teenagers. I used to work with teens, and - shooey! They can be a difficult bunch. My guess is that the amount of "permissiveness" versus setting strict, nonnegotiable boundaries has to shift a little to keep up with developmental changes in kids, tweens, and teenagers. Any parents of teens out there?