The door, the shrug, the one-word answer — and what to say instead.
Talking to Your Teen
Most parents do not have a communication problem. They have a first-sentence problem. Here are twelve openings that keep a teenager in the room.
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Talking to Your Teen
Your teen looks grown and sounds grown. The part of them that governs reason, impulse and calm is still under construction — and knowing that changes how you lead.
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Talking to Your Teen
Tone is processed faster than words. The same instruction, delivered two ways, produces two entirely different evenings.
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