If your teen has gone quiet — giving you one word answers, disappearing to their room, saying "I'm fine" when they clearly aren't — you're not alone. This post is for parents who are showing up every day for a teenager who seems determined not to let them in, and aren't sure how to find their way back.

Co-parenting with someone who hurt you is one of the hardest things a person can be asked to do. But what children silently carry when they are caught in the middle is something every parent needs to understand — and something worth doing the hard work for.