{"id":3589,"date":"2026-09-18T12:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psicologiainfantilmallorca.com\/english\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T12:10:16","slug":"whats-happening-to-my-teen-is-it-just-adolescence-or-something-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psicologiainfantilmallorca.com\/english\/whats-happening-to-my-teen-is-it-just-adolescence-or-something-more\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Happening to My Teen? Is It Just Adolescence or Something More?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“My child doesn’t talk to me anymore.”<\/em>
“They used to tell us everything, and now they barely come out of their room.”<\/em>
“I don’t know if it’s just adolescence… or if something else is going on.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

These are some of the most common concerns I hear from parents during consultations. And they are completely understandable. Adolescence brings such profound changes that it can be difficult to tell the difference between what is a normal part of development and what might be a warning sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that not every change is a cause for concern. In fact, many of these changes are expected and necessary as teenagers develop their own identity. The challenge is learning to distinguish between typical adolescent behaviour and signs that deserve closer attention, while maintaining communication that supports rather than overwhelms them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During adolescence, many parents feel as though their child has “become a different person.” Suddenly they want more privacy, question family rules, spend more time with friends, answer in one-word sentences, or seem less affectionate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many families interpret these changes as a loss of connection, and they can become a source of frequent conflict at home. Learning to manage our own emotions<\/a> during these disagreements is just as important as understanding what our teenager is going through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teenagers need to create some distance from their parents in order to discover who they are. That doesn’t mean they no longer need their parents. Quite the opposite\u2014they still need a secure base, even if they no longer show it in the same way they did as children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Changes That Are Usually a Normal Part of Adolescence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some behaviours may be challenging for families but are generally not a cause for concern if they occur occasionally and with moderate intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n