I think another area us adults should shut up about is blaming things on hormones, when there are real issues the adult needs to address. Come on is this the year 1950 or something?
During the teenage years, the brain is chronically seratonin deprived, its neurons are firing at peak efficiency, and the amygdala doubles in size. So yes, it is a fact of biology that teenagers are surly, impulsive, and emotional.