After you ask, “What’s up?” one of five things is going to happen next: POSSIBILITY #1: The child says something. POSSIBILITY #2: The child says nothing or “I don’t know.” POSSIBILITY #3: The child says, “I don’t have a problem with that” or “I don’t care.” POSSIBILITY #4: The child says, “I don’t want to talk about it right now.” POSSIBILITY #5: The child becomes defensive and says something like “I don’t have to talk to you” (or worse).
