【OneschoolnightthismonthIwalkedquietlyuptoAlexandermy15-year-oldsonandtouchedhischeekgentlyinamannerIhopedwouldseemcasual．Ayearagohewouldhaveignoredthisdisturbancebutnowhereactedimpatientlyandleaned】

　　OneschoolnightthismonthIwalkedquietlyuptoAlexandermy15-year-oldsonandtouchedhischeekgentlyinamannerIhopedwouldseemcasual．Ayearagohewouldhaveignoredthisdisturbancebutnowhereactedimpatientlyandleanedbacktohiscomputerscreen．

　　Imadeamistake:breakingintomyteenager'spersonalspace.“Theaverageteenagerhasprettystrongfeelingsabouthisprivacy"LaraFoxandherfriendHilaryFrankeltoldme.Mr．FrankelandMr．Foxboth17aretheauthorsofBreakingtheCodeanewbookthatseekstobridgethegenerationaldividebetweenparentsandadolescents．Itisbeingpromotedbyitspublisherasthefirstself-helpguidebyteenagersfortheirparentsakindof"KidsAreFromMarsParentsAreFromVenus"thatexplainsthelanguageandactionsofteenagers．Thegirlsdealtwithissuesincludinghangingoutlatemoneyschoolpressuressmokingetc．

　　PersonallyIwelcometheiropinions．Themostcommonmisstepsininteractingwithteenagersarisefromthewarbetweenparentsexercisingtheirrightstoknowwhatgoesonundertheirroofandteenagersfirmlyguardingtheirprivacy．Teenagerscanbequicktointerprettheirparents'remarksandrespondwithangerthatmaskstheirvulnerability（脆弱）.MsFoxsaid"Whatwewantaboveallisyourapproval．Don'tforgetnomatterhowmuchweactasifwedon'tcarewhatyousaywebelievethethingsyousayaboutus．"

　　NancyaNewYorkchild-raisingexpertsaidshedidn'tagreewitheverythingtheauthorssuggestedbutfoundtheirargumentsreasonable．"Whenyourkidsaresaying'Youdon'tgetitandyouneverwill'therearelotsofwaystorespondsothattheywilllistenandthatiswhatthewriterspointout．"

　　"Myparentshelpedmeseethat"Mr．Foxtoldme"eventhoughtheyusedtostayoutlateandridetheirbicyclestoschooltimeshavechangedandthewayparentseducatechildrenisdifferent．Thesedaysthereisamajorfearfactorinbringingupkids．Parentsworryabouttheirchildcrossingthestreet．"Thewriterssaidtheyhopedsimplytothrowlightonteenagethinking．

　　【小题1】Accordingtothetwogirlsteenagersnowadaysare____．

　　A．independentB．intelligentC．inconsiderateD．sensitive【小题2】Theunderlined