Parents may feel guilty after a child rebels. They may ask various questions:

• Out of all the parents in the world, why did my own child rebel?
• After all that I did for him, how could he show so little gratitude?
• Why is he picking on me?
• I was a model parent, and I did everything according to the books. This should not have happened to me.
• What did I do in order to cause or deserve the rebellion?

Every parent whose child rebels probably asks similar questions. However, it does not only happen to you.

Furthermore, if your child does rebel, do not expect him to play the game by your rules. He will decide how to act.

At that time, you are likely to ask why it happened to you. Why? Because you are dealing with the most complex issue in the world - your child. He will experiment with and develop his own rules of behavior, despite everything that you may have taught him.

Why me? Perhaps because this is your child's way of demonstrating that he is normal. Your child is doing precisely what he might be expected to do - whether you like it or approve of it, or not.