"Fine" Is the Answer We Taught Our Kids to Give Us
Ask a teenager how their day was and you'll hear "fine." In my LifeLine Parent Workshops, almost every parent says one of the same five things next, and most of them end the conversation early. Here's why "How was your day?" works like a greeting, how to talk to your teenager without them shutting down, and two questions parents tell me get a real answer, even when they still get the eye roll.
10 Questions I'd Ask Every Parent at a Dinner Party. But Probably Won't.
Ten questions I'd ask every parent if dinner parties allowed honesty. Not about grades or behaviour — about trust, silence, shame, and fear. Built from 2,000 conversations with parents in 102 countries. These aren't comfortable questions. They're the ones worth sitting with before it's too late to ask them.