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How do I get my teenager to communicate with me?

“It is maddening . Every time I try to talk seriously with my kids, they give me this blank look. It doesn’t take a genius to know what they are thinking. I’m no different from any other parent in this world. I want to do the best for my kids. How can I if we can’t communicate?”--- Mother of two teenage girls.
Why these things happen!!! :- The “turning off” and “turning out” seems to come abruptly when kids enter their teens. Adolescence is a time of growing independence. The first step in that direction is NOT reporting every detail of their lives. But at the same time it’s frustrating not to have meaningful verbal exchanges. Little scrape of information would mean so much to a parent.
Communication is the key!!! :- As adults we are sure we know how to communicate. But when we ask our teens about that , what we think communication , it appears to them as the third degree.!
“You people are inquisitors,” many tall also!!!
➜ Be more interested than an inquisitor.
➜ Understand teenager developmental phases.
➜ Try to exchange information than lecturing.
➜ Listen more than talking
➜ Go beyond your fears and communicate.
➜ Keep a straightforward approach. Share your experience.

Please share your views , problems, and any other way you have found in communication.....