You sit down with Maya on the couch and begin the conversation gently. "Hey sweetie, I've been noticing you haven't been yourself lately. Your teachers say you've been acting out in class, and there was some damage to the playground equipment at school... Is something going on?"
Maya looks at her feet for a moment before speaking. "I don't know, Dad. I just feel like I need to do more stuff... be more adventurous or something."