Talking to Your Teenager

Lena Fairwood

The one-word answers and closed bedroom door do not mean your teenager has stopped needing you, only that the approach has to change. This is a steady guide to staying close during the years that test every parent: how to ask questions that do not shut down a conversation, when silence works better than advice, how to handle the eye rolls without taking the bait, and small ways to rebuild trust after a rough stretch. Warm, grounded, and reassuring.