Parenting advice comes in lots of shapes and sizes – this comes via Michael Jackson and the backstreet boys – sorry.
There are two parts to every communication – what’s being said and what the emotional component underneath it is. So a teenager might very well be complaining to his parents about Mrs Hornsby’s math class – but underneath that, are they saying they’re struggling with math, or feel insecure? That’s called ‘listening for the feeling’

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