I walked into my son's room without knocking and saw him crying and when he saw me he became furious and I realized I do not know when to give him space.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent struggles to balance their instinct to comfort their child with their child's growing need for emotional autonomy and private processing.
“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.