Anglican Priest and author Rev. Akua Ofori Boateng says parents must work to understand their teenagers better.

She explained that this is because most young people are very adept at having two lives; a home personality and who they are with their friends.

She was sharing the story of her life and journey into Priesthood with Rev. Albert Ocran as part of the Engine Room series on Springboard, Your Virtual University on Joy FM.

The 'Broken for use' author revealed how she struggled to be accepted by her peers while growing up.

"A lot of young people get into situations that it's a peer pressure thing, they don't enjoy it, but for the sake of being accepted by other people, they delve into it."

The mechanical engineer reiterated that most teenagers in a quest to find themselves get involved in all kinds of things, but parents must learn to have open conversations with their children and be less judgmental of them.

"Get your teenagers to open up, not to judge but to know and advise them. Parents know about all the vices out there and are afraid of what their children can get into, but they must guide their teenagers otherwise, they will be misinformed by their friends", Rev. Akua Oori Boateng advised.

Below are the Top Ten Lessons from Rev. Akua Ofori Boateng

1. Childlike Faith: For my 8th birthday, I prayed that God should let my aunty bring me a Good News Bible, instead of a cake. Miraculously, she brought a Bible but, because it was a different version, I was disappointed.

2. A God who is 'cool': God created all of us, but He's cool. He wants to hang out and know our problems. He's funny. I don't find God to be unreachable and far off waiting to punish us. On the contrary, I find him very accessible.

3. External Approval: Many of us live our lives trying to please other people, to score points on a marking scheme we've created in our minds about what would make us acceptable.

4. Duality: Most young people or teenagers are very adept at having two lives: their real life and the life that their parents know about.

5. Revenge List: In my anger and frustration, I created a revenge or hit list that had God, my French Teacher, and my Headmistress as the three greatest' offenders.'

6. Priest versus Miss Friday: A friend once suggested that I would become a priest, and I got so upset. At the time, they called me 'Miss Friday' because of my constant clubbing.

7. God's will and His glory: God will give you what is good for you and what will bring his glory, not what you want.

8. Marriage: Marriage is often misunderstood because we go in there looking for somebody to solve our problems without knowing who we are and what we need.

9. Seeking God: I went to seminary, not to become a priest, but to know this God that I had issues with and tell him my peace of mind.

10. Inner Peace: This comes with knowing that God is in absolute control; that from day one, He's just working things out to achieve an ultimate purpose.