This is the most common complaint teenagers and even younger children have about their parents. Even teens who generally get along well with their parents wish their parents would listen more, talk with them more, be less critical and judgmental, and be more willing to discuss the teen's point of view.
Parents complain that teens and preteens are withdrawn and silent, or moody, aggressive and loud.
They wish their teens would share more and talk with them in a friendly, non-confronting fashion. They wish their teens would listen more and criticize them less. Improved communication has been suggested as the solution for nearly every social problem imaginable. Unfortunately, the word has lost much of its meaning through overuse. Communication comes from the Latin communis which means common.