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[quote=Anonymous]There is a middle ground between doing nothing at all and calling her mom and her dad to ask them about it. Did you ask her if she's told her mom or dad how she feels? What did she say? How did they respond? If you didn't ask her, you should. You should also ask her what is different, what has changed in how her mom and dad act towards her that makes her feel left out. That will help separate whether it's natural feelings about this whole family situation, or actual changes in how her parents are treating her that maybe she could point out to them and talk to them about. Lastly, it's always helpful (with kids and adults) to ask her what change she'd like to see. What would things be like if she was happier about the living arrangments and time she spent with each parent? Then help her think through how to talk to each parent about those things. I'd do all of that before I ever reached out to the parents.[/quote]
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