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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for a sanity check. At least since around the time she started high school, our 16-year-old DD is minimally communicative in the morning before leaving for school and often when she gets home.  When we ask her about her day or anything else, her responses are the bare minimum or can even be borderline rude.  On the other hand, she seems to magically cheer up later, often once her homework is done.  She also generally seems to be bright and happy on weekends or holidays, esp if she’s not burdened by school related concerns.

Academically and socially she seems to be doing fine - top grades, enjoys multiple activities, and has fun with her friends from school and church.

Does this behavior seem basically normal for a teen?  I personally remember being similarly insensitive around my mom when I was that age, and I ended up fine - though I now often apologize to my mom for the way I behaved back then.

The reason I’m bringing it up here is the degree of difference between how our DD seems when she’s moody versus when she’s not. When she’s moody, she’s almost unreachable, which can really be frustrating if we’re genuinely curious about some aspect for life or trying to ask her a question, but feel like we have to tiptoe around her or even delay a conversation until she happens to be in a better mood.

Just trying to make sure we’re dealing with some thing that’s within the range of normal and we don’t need to worry about, or if it’s something more serious that we need to monitor, or even to intervene, either as a parenting duty to remind her to watch how she treats other people, or if it’s a mental health issue where she’s exhibiting signs of being overwhelmed with school and we’re risking her ending up with depression.[/quote]

My 15yo ds (sophomore) is exactly like this.[/quote]

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