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The 3-Minute Conversation Reset

When your teenager stomps through the door or melts down over homework, how you respond in those first moments matter.

When your teenager stomps through the door or melts down over homework, how you respond in those first moments matter. The Kids Mental Health Foundation highlights that how we respond in these moments determines whether our kids will keep talking to us or shut down completely.

What works: The goal isn’t to solve everything. It’s to show up as someone worth talking to. Put your phone face-down. Turn your whole body toward them, not just your head. Say something like “It seems like you’re feeling frustrated because of what happened at school.” Then wait. Don’t fill the silence with questions or solutions.

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