🗣️Communication Breakdown

When They Won't Talk to You

Teen (13-18)

When every answer is 'fine' or a slammed door, connection has to come before conversation. Teens talk when they feel safe, not when they're pressed.

In the moment

  1. 1Stop what you're doing and turn toward them when they speak — even a grunt counts as contact.
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