Boston -- How can parents and teenagers communicate better?

The teen-parent relationship can often be a rocky one...but Sarah O'Leary Burningham has some ideas on how to narrow that generation gap in her book of advice for teens called "How to Raise Your Parents." Burningham interviewed hundreds of teens about their pet peeves, and hundreds of parents about their issues and concerns. She says teens have to be specific when asking their parents for something...

Burningham reflects back on one instance from her past, and how she prepared to ask parents about something she wanted to do...

And bridging the technology gap is also important, especially for parents, who need to get up to speed on all the latest aspects of the Internet, and how their teens are using the web...

Burningham says sending your teen a text message on your cell phone can also have positive results...