GenerationGap

　　Nowadays,thereisoftenalackofunderstandingbetweenparentsandchildren.Childrenalwayscomplainthattheirparentsareoutofdate,whileparentscan’tapproveofwhattheirchildrensayanddo.Thus,abiggenerationgapisformed.

　　Thegapremainswideformanyreasons.Childrenwanttobefreetochoosetheirownfriends,selecttheirownclassesinschool,plantheirownfuture,earnandspendtheirownmoney,andgenerallyruntheirownlifeinamoreindependentwaythanmanyparentsallow.Also,youngchildrenwishtobeunderstoodbytheirparents,butmostparentsdon’tquiteunderstandtheirchildren.Theyregarditastheirresponsibilitytoteachtheiroffspringtraditionalbeliefs.Theywantthemtobeobedientanddowellinschool.Therefore,misunderstandingoftenarisefromparents’tendencytointerfereinchildren’sdailyactivities.

　　Inmyopinion,mostproblemsbetweenparentsandchildrencouldbesolvedbyjointeffortsofbothsidestoenhancemutualunderstanding.

　　代沟如今,父母和子女之间经常缺乏沟通.子女经常抱怨父母过时了;而父母并不赞同子女的言行.于是一个很大的代沟就产生了.产生代沟的原因有很多.子女希望过比父母允许的更独立的生活:自由的选择自己的朋友;在学校里自由的选择自己的社团;自由的描绘自己的将来;自由的支配自己的花费.当然年轻的子女们也希望能够得到父母的理解.但是并不是大多数的父母都能够理解他们的孩子,他们认为教育他们的后代树立传统的信仰是他们应有的责任,他们希望子女在家里能够孝顺,在学校能够好好学习.于是,不理解就往往从父母打算干涉子女的日常生活中产生了.

　　我认为:父母和子女间的代沟问题可以通过双方相互理解来共同解决.