About Six Weeks into Therapy with a Family, You Are

About six weeks into therapy with a family, you are tempted to ask "How is this for you?" fully expecting the answer you've always heard. Instead, you change your mind and instead choose to ask the parental unit, "What are you learning about your son?" In this way, you have effectively:

A) Shamed the parents into feeling stupid
B) Changed the focus of the evaluation from therapist to family unit
C) Empowered the teen to feel as if he doesn't need therapy
D) Left room for an answer that benefits only one party