So school is fine, sporty hobby, wide friendship group (who she wants to spend all her free time with)... DD (12) is just disengaged from me (and DH, but I seem to wind her up more). I really do feel like I've been dumped - and am dealing with it badly!
I know it's not the worst teenage issue, and it's a natural stage. But I'm struggling and would love some tips on how to find ways of keeping lines of communication open. My older DD went through a similarly stroppy stage, but she always talked to me.
Younger DD doesn't seem to want much to do with me in or out of the house (a weekend trip to town was mortifying). I find myself being needy and unrelaxed around her, which I really want to stop.
I thought about backing off and waiting for her to come to me - but I'm not around much in the week because of work, so don't want to detach further. But maybe that's the answer?
Another issue is she's spending too much time on her phone - what kind of limits do you set? (I seem like a complete novice don't I? But honestly I'm floored by this disinterest - the stroppiness first time around was somehow easier to tackle!!)