The generation gap , which refers to a broad difference between one generation and anther , espesially between young people and their partens , usully leads to numerous conflicts . Such family conflicts can seiously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times
It gose without saying that , however old their childen are , perents still regard them as small kids and keep in in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices . Therefore , they tend to make a great attempt to help thier children to discover the outside word . Nevertheless , they forget that as chiidren grow up , they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions , thought , styles and values about life . One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers . While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends , parents who valie traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society . It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents
Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parent and teenagers . Young people are told that they have word at their feetand that dazzing futur opportunities are just waiting for them to sexie . However , their parents try to impose their choices of unversity or career on the regardless of thier children's preference
Indeed , conflicts between parents and children are the everlasting family phenomena . It seems that best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.
Task 1 : True / Faise / not given
1. Teenagers try to please their parents by wearing traditional clothes
2. Parents want children to follow their withes in deciding the education and future jobs
3. Some parents indulge their children with expensive brand name clothes
4. In order to bridge the gap between the old generation ang the younger one , open communication to promote mutural undertanding is the vital key