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We Were So Busy Worrying About Teens Emotional Lives We Missed Who They Really Are

franckreporter/E+/Getty ImagesWe've spent the last decade learning how to worry about our kids' feelings the right way. We learned the language. We read the books. We went to therapy ourselves so we could show up better for them. We asked about their day — really asked. We became the emotionally attuned parents we never had.And in some ways, it worked. Our teens know we're trying. They know we're different from the parents we had.So why does it feel like we're losing them anyway?In my work with families, as a parenting coach, this is what parents tell me all the time: "I worry about him consta...

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