How To Improve Communication With Your Teenager, According To A Licensed Counselor
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Julia Austin
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You can be a friend and a leader
Some parents might fear that, by being a friend, their authority will be questioned. “I know a big issue in the Black community is how parents are often very dismissive with their teen’s feelings and take a more authoritarian approach with them but that only makes things worse, whether they realize it or not,” says Cofield.
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