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Their child screams, \u201cLeave me alone!\u201d and so they just do what he says, removing themselves emotionally from his life.<\/p>\n<p>What these folks don\u2019t realize is that even though the teen\u2019s every action and word are designed to push the parents away, deep inside he longs for his mom and dad to hang tough, to keep trying \u2014 to be there for him no matter what.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drug-addiction-help-now.org\/2010\/10\/parents-of-prodigals-recommend-tough-and-tender-parenting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For complete article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The temptation is to walk away, to throw up your hands and surrender. You wouldn\u2019t be alone if you did. Many parents want to give up \u2014 and do. Unable to take the pain any longer, they protect themselves by pretending it doesn\u2019t matter. 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