If you constantly find yourself wondering 'why is my teen always hiding away in their room?' know that you are not alone, and they are not broken. Here How to raise a teen author and Child Development expert Sarah Ockell-Smith shares more...
“Sarah, for goodness sake, we’ve hardly seen you this weekend, come downstairs!.” I can’t tell you how many times I heard this phrase as a teen. My parents used to complain when I spent hours alone in my bedroom. When family visited I was forced to sit downstairs and “be sociable.” I remember how agonising it was and how glad I was to retreat back to my bedroom again when they went home.
