My teenage daughter and I used to talk about everything but since she started questioning whether she wants to go to college, every conversation feels like I'm trying to manage her instead of understand her. She can tell I have an agenda and she's shutting down and I don't know how to get back to just being curious about who she's becoming.
More people experience this than they realize.
The transition from guidance to partnership requires releasing control over outcomes while maintaining genuine care, a balance that challenges the fundamental nature of the parental role.
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