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When parents disagree on how to respond to a teenager pulling away

My teenage daughter and I used to be close but this year she's become distant and angry and my husband thinks I should give her space but I feel like something important is slipping away and we can't agree on how to handle it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear of losing connection can create more disconnection when parents aren't aligned on how to love across developmental changes.

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