My parents feel so distant

Published: June 3, 2011, 12:24 a.m.

b'This week we answer a question from a teen who says his parents feel like they're more and more distant. The teenager wants to know how what could be going on and how to start building a relationship with their parent again. It's a really great question and hopefully some youth workers and other teenagers and be helpful in answering it with some advice. QUESTION: What's your relationship with your parents like? We love you guys! CONTRIBUTOR CHANNELS Mark - http://www.youtube.com/jimgon21 Grace - http://www.youtube.com/thegraceco Joshua - http://www.youtube.com/MNgeocaching Tim - http://www.youtube.com/godrox Melissa - http://www.youtube.com/melfelk Andy - http://youtube.com/lennyadl Ruth - http://www.youtube.com/ruthevlog ASK YOUR QUESTION ANONYMOUSLY http://www.formspring.me/youthquestions SUBMIT A VIDEO QUESTION http://dropbox.yousendit.com/youthquestions LET'S CONNECT! http://www.facebook.com/youthquestions http://twitter.com/youthquestions GET OUR WEEKLY VIDEOS VIA EMAIL http://eepurl.com/dceZA RSS FEED FOR OUR VIDEOS http://feeds.feedburner.com/youthquestionsvids DISCLAIMER We are not professional counselors nor therapists. We're just youth workers who love teenagers and give information and encouragement based on our experiences in the field. This information is given with the understanding that we are not offering professional advice. Since the details of your particular situation are fact dependent, you should additionally seek the services of a competent professional. Music modified and used with permission under the Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" License. "Protofunk," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). VIDEO COPYRIGHT 2011 Life In Student Ministry, LLC.'