They might have shared every small detail about school.
Then, almost overnight, everything seems different.
The door closes.
The conversations become shorter.
The answers become:
“Fine.”
“Nothing.”
“I’m tired.”
And the parent begins wondering:
What changed?
Privacy Is Not the Same as Secrecy
One of the most important distinctions parents can make is between privacy and secrecy.
Privacy can be healthy.
A teenager may want to change clothes without someone walking in.
They may want to have a private conversation with a friend.
They may want to write in a
