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If your tweener or teen seems more irritable, withdrawn, stressed, or explosive in March, you are not imagining it.

After 25 years working as a clinical social worker with high-risk adolescents and their families, I have seen one pattern repeat year after year:

March is often the highest-stress mo...

If you're a parent watching your teen become quieter, more distant, or even a little cold—it can feel like you're losing them. The long talks, the laughs, the spontaneous hugs... suddenly replaced by closed doors, eye rolls, and silence.

But what if I told you this emotional shift isn't rejection—i...