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This patient support community is for discussions relating to the challenges of parenting teens (age 12-17), including physical, emotional, and cognitive development, handling peer pressure, activities & sports, choosing a college, and relationships.
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13 year old daughter keeps shutting out of everything in her life.

Pisha0928
Hello, I need at the least to vent this out. I do not know what to do or where I went wrong. I have a 13 year old daughter, her father...
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Non responsive, difficult to impossible teenager

bewilderedfather
She is 19 - hope that is still OK for these forums. She cannot stand to see me. I happened to leave my room to walk to the kitchen - ...
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Could you please send me some strength and advice? (first post) TW

mum_in_the_west
I needed to find a place to vent outside my country. Trigger warning: Suicide, self-harm, eating disorder, depression, anxiety This ...
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My daughter wont talk to us and wont interact with us at all. What should I do?

Nyx1
She is 15 and used to be a really gentle natured kid, a little on the quiet side and like her dad, quite buttoned up emotionally. She we...
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How many nights a week is it okay to let your teens hang out with friends?

julienewvan
I have a 16 yr ok son. He’s good student, active in school and club sports, has a good friend group I know and trust. My husband has a r...
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My boyfriend of 7years and my 10year old ADHD son to me hate each other?

27_27
Every time I have had a relationship the men don't like my son. They love my daughter. But I can't get boyfriend to even pretend that he ...
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