For many parents, the onset of adolescence feels like living with a stranger. The child who once sought comfort now seeks conflict. However, viewing teenage anger as a "behavioral problem" misses the mark. It is more accurately a developmental milestone —albeit a loud and stressful one. 1. The Biological "Lag": Why They Can’t Just Calm Down To understand teen anger, we have to look at the architecture of the adolescent brain. The brain develops from the back to the front. The