Teenageyearscanbeconfusingforbothteenagersandparents.Atabout15,manyteensstartthinkingabouthowtheyfeelaboutthemselvesand(1)___outhowthismatchesormismatcheswhatothersthinkofthem.Mostteensworkthroughthis(
Teenageyearscanbeconfusingforbothteenagersandparents.Atabout15,manyteensstartthinkingabouthowtheyfeelaboutthemselvesand(1)___ outhowthismatchesormismatcheswhatothersthinkofthem.Mostteensworkthroughthis(2)___bytheageof16or17.
Oftenteenagersaretreatedlike(3)___biggerchildren,buttheywillneverbecome(4)___andresponsibleiftheyarenotallowedtomakesomedecisionsforthemselves.Ifparentsforbidtheirchildrenfromdoingsomething,chancesarethattheywilldoit(5)___withoutpermissionanyway.Theroleofaparentmust,therefore,changefromthatofprotectorandkeepertothatoffriendand(6)___.
Yeteventhemostcaringparentsmisunderstandtheirchildrensometimes,andsomethinkofteenagersasinsecure,stubbornand(7)___.Asaresult,teenagersalwayskeeptheir(8)___fromtheirparents.Teensoften(9)___thattheirparentsrepeatthesamethingsoverandoveragainandneverlistentothem.Parentsmustunderstandthatteensneedtobeallowedto(10)___theirsideofanyproblemandexpresstheirpointofview.
Thus,moreprivateandlevel-headedcommunicationisneededfortheparents.Everyparentshouldtrytoscheduletimetobe(11)___ withtheirchild,liketakingashorttriptogether.Thistimeallowsparentstotalkandlistenwithout(12)___fromworkorotherfamilymembers.Itmightalsobegoodtoencourageteensto(13)___importantissuesatdinner.Discussiontimeshowsteensthatparentsareinterestedinthemandtheirlives.
Aperson'steenageyearsareakeytimeforthemtoidentifytheirown(14)___,likedistinguishinggoodfromevil.Handlingandimprovingcommunicationwithteenagersisnoteasy,butsuccesswillbe (15)___forparentsandteensalike.
1.A.pointingB.figuringC.turningD.standing2.A.stageB.difficultyC.routineD.procedure3.A.obviouslyB.lightlyC.extremelyD.slightly4.A.tallB.healthyC.strongD.independent5.A.bravelyB.individuallyC.secretlyD.willingly