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Here's the thing, listen when your child talks

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Is your child unwilling or unable to tell you her concerns, worries, or even the daily goings-on? Well, join the pack of mums and dads who feel that they can’t just seem to break into their child’s hearts and heads no matter what they try.

And to make the situation even more puzzling, you may even have another child in the same house who babbles constantly about her feelings, what you’ve done to mess up her life, or the details of her friends’ daily activities. Often you wish that your budding talk show guest’s chatter would somehow rub off on her more reticent sister!

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