Most teenagers are smarter than their own parents in the sense that they can be mentally quicker. If a teenager tells you a lie to avoid work or trouble, they might be smart enough to convince you or even fool you. Of course, teenagers are much more self-sufficient than toddlers. Teenagers tend to go wherever they want, when they want, under their own power of supervision without checking up with their parents stating where they are, where they are going, and who they are with, while toddlers are constantly under supervision. The similarity between the two may be harder to see. Neither toddler nor teenager seem to have an interest in washing their hands or face on a regular basis. Teenagers and Toddlers, after being caught doing something they know they should not be doing, will lie straight to your face even though they know you just witnessed them doing it. Neither toddlers nor teenagers completely understand the basic logic expressed by a matured adult. Things that are good for toddlers or teenagers, things that will help them grow or learn or are otherwise beneficial are useless unless they are fun. Both teenagers and toddlers are happy to spend any money they posses on a new toy, both are very easily distracted, and they both enjoy making a mess and do not want to clean it
Most teenagers are smarter than their own parents in the sense that they can be mentally quicker. If a teenager tells you a lie to avoid work or trouble, they might be smart enough to convince you or even fool you. Of course, teenagers are much more self-sufficient than toddlers. Teenagers tend to go wherever they want, when they want, under their own power of supervision without checking up with their parents stating where they are, where they are going, and who they are with, while toddlers are constantly under supervision. The similarity between the two may be harder to see. Neither toddler nor teenager seem to have an interest in washing their hands or face on a regular basis. Teenagers and Toddlers, after being caught doing something they know they should not be doing, will lie straight to your face even though they know you just witnessed them doing it. Neither toddlers nor teenagers completely understand the basic logic expressed by a matured adult. Things that are good for toddlers or teenagers, things that will help them grow or learn or are otherwise beneficial are useless unless they are fun. Both teenagers and toddlers are happy to spend any money they posses on a new toy, both are very easily distracted, and they both enjoy making a mess and do not want to clean it