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When parents disagree on how to connect with their distant teenager

My daughter and I used to be close, but since she started high school she's become this stranger who lives in our house, and my husband thinks I should give her space while I think she needs more connection. We're parenting against each other without meaning to.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who love the same child are unknowingly undermining each other in their attempts to reach her.

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