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What to Do When Your Teen Is Struggling but Refuses Help
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What do you do when your teen is struggling, but he doesn’t want help?
Maybe he won’t talk to you. Maybe he refuses therapy or coaching. Maybe he doesn’t even think there’s a problem.
That can leave you feeling scared, stuck, and desperate to get through to him.
But trying harder to fix your teen may not be the best place to start.
In this episode, I’ll show you what you can do when your teen refuses help. We’ll talk about the difference between real danger and normal struggle, why parents often make things worse by jumping to the worst-case scenario, and how to stop…
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