Parenting expert and author of How to Raise a Teen Sarah Ockwell-Smith writes about why teenagers shut down when they experience a breakup and what parents can do to help support them through their love life struggles.
I was fourteen the first time my heart was broken. I had been with my then-boyfriend for less than a month, but I was convinced it was for keeps. I had visions of the future, our wedding, and practised the signature of my new married name repeatedly on my school books.
