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Parenting: Dealing with Teens' Musical Tastes

Fairfax City Patch blogger takes on how to deal with obscene music

Most parents of teens have dealt with it: The moment you walk up the stairs and hear music blasting from your child's room — punctuated by words you'd never want to hear come out of their mouth.

In her blog this week, Sarah Hamaker deals with the age-old clash between parents and their kids' music. 

Some of her advice: "Be prepared to level consequences for infractions—the bigger, the better—to make an impression that will hopefully deter her from committing the same song."

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