Reply To: Going off the Derech

aries2756/fkelly-it’s interesting that teens at risk say, “Never stop asking your kid what they’re doing, who their friends are, how their doing”. My son hates these questions, and usually responds with something like, “What do you care?, “Why do you need to know?”, “Why are you so nosey”, or “It’s not your business” etc. I do usually keep giving the message that I love him, but it seems like I can never say “no” to him. Any time I have to say no, no matter how nicely I said it, or how sugar coated the words were, he gets angry and defensive.