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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That sounds really within the norm of teens. By awful on this board you usually read about kids breaking things and screaming curse words at their parents, running away, hitting people, etc.

Can you set aside an hour a day like dinnertime when there are no phones and you have to do a family activity where he's forced to interact with you?[/quote]

I agree with having more boundaries with phones and I know you didn't mean it this way, but there is no "forced to interact with you" especially with a teen. You need to find ways to try to connect, but even if without the phone, if he remains silent I would not force anything. (Again, I know it's just language, but I just think we have to be careful how we think about these things.) Sometimes humor is a good way to get in there and connect. It's really annoying to hear the "I dunnos" but you have a better chance of turning that around by reaching him through humor, shared activities, etc than by insisting there be conversation when you want it.[/quote]

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