Want Your Teenager to Tell You More? A Psychologist Suggests an Unexpected Approach
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- Youth psychologist Lars Halse Kneppe offers parents advice on encouraging teenagers to talk more.
- Short answers and a closed bedroom door do not necessarily mean a teenager is angry or that something is wrong.
“How was school?”
“Fine.”
“Did anything interesting happen?”
“No.”
Then the teenager disappears into the bedroom.
Youth psychologist Lars Halse Kneppe says parents should practice one particular thing if they want teenagers to open up. A closed door and one-word answers do not necessarily mean the teenager is angry with a parent or that something is wrong.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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