As parents watch their little ones grow up, the teenage years may come as a shock. What happened to the bright-eyed, smiley, and energetic kid of yesteryear? And what’s a parent to do about the inevitable transformations happening right before their eyes?
For Nicole Poppic, a 37-year-old veteran and a formidable mom of three in northern California, her daughter Cara’s journey through adolescence put a strain on the household.
