Wonder why your kid looks annoyed when you say the wrong thing? What was it that I said, exactly, that pissed you off? As one mom told me, "I feel like if I swallow the wrong way, I get eye rolls." We're confused and sometimes feel completely incompetent parenting our teens. So what better place to get advice (this week on how to stay close) but from teens themselves. I'm starting a weekly blog entry that gives parents advice from teenagers. How it works: I pose a question to the group of teens on matters important to us puzzled parents of teens. Their names are kept anonymous. The question I asked this week: What advice do you have for parents of teens about how to stay close with their teenage kid? What do parents sometimes do (in a well-meaning attempt to stay close to their teen) that actually does the opposite (shuts you down, makes you annoyed).
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