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How to help an anxious teen who won't talk

My daughter is a senior and has been accepted to colleges but she spends every evening crying in her room and will not tell me what is wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent witnesses their child's suffering but cannot bridge the gap between wanting to help and being allowed to help.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”

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