I've learned that part of raising emotionally strong teens is letting them experience uncomfortable feelings

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When I picked up my 13-year-old daughter from school, I could tell something was off the moment she got in the car. She didn't greet me with her usual chatter, just stared out the window with red, puffy eyes and shrugged when I asked, "How was your day?" After a bit of gentle prompting, it all came out: her closest friend, her partner-in-crime since the third grade, had suddenly stopped talking to her. No argument. No explanation. Just silence.

I've learned that part of raising emotionally strong teens is letting them experience uncomfortable feelings

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I've learned that part of raising emotionally strong teens is letting them experience uncomfortable feelings

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