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When parent-teen conflicts reveal deeper fears about growing up

My teenage daughter and I keep having the same fight about her phone and social media but underneath it I think we're both scared about her growing up and pulling away from me. She thinks I don't trust her and I think she doesn't understand how much I worry, and we're both probably right.

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