Getting your child to talk and share with you is one of the major challenges of parenting. And it is an essential part of parenting. Again, it is something I really think you need to start at a young age. We chose dinner time as our conversational time and despite the demands of my work, we always tried to eat every meal as a family unit. And we chose dinner time as the time where everyone would talk about what had happened in their day. It is one thing to get a five year old to talk about what happened during their day. It is a whole different world getting a 15 year old to talk about what happened during their day. But you have to prod politely, ask about activities, ask about friends, ask about interests, ask about things that are important to them. If it is how they are doing in a video game to their favorite sports team, it does not matter. But it has to be things they want to talk about. And if you start there, the conversation will slowly work towards things that you really as a parent are interested in. And it takes patience. It takes perseverance. And you have to do it in a kind, compassionate manner. Yelling and screaming, complaining that they are not talking to you is not going to get you where you want to go with your child.