They tend to open up with me. Then Josh thinks it is cool to talk with me. You can't build a house starting with the second story. A Guide to Raising Socially Confident Kids . By the time they hit 13, their peers are an all-powerful influence.
Parents have to establish a line of communication early and keep it open.
More important than trying to initiate some big conversation is just being available when your son wants to talk to you, Branndon Jackson says. And that may not happen often. But teen boys have a lot of pride. It is not like they will always tell what is on their mind. And sometimes parents have to accept that they just don't want to talk.