The conflict between generations has always existed but it seems like it never reached so highly rates like it does now. It may be society’s fault? Or maybe both parents and teenager’s concepts? Certainly we are witnessing at a rupture between generations that affects family relationships. We hear about cases in which the teenagers, because of the communication lack with their families, use unexplained gestures. Is this a hopeless situation?

Conflict between generations, a problem that will always exist

Drugs, prostitution, abortion, delinquency, school drop, etc, are natural results of the society where we live. All over mass media occur information about these cruel realities of life, and apparently the hardest thing is to be a parent. Feeling of fear, anxiety floods you should and you try to do anything possible to protect your child. We do not know exactly how aware are the teens of the danger that is lurking them, but parents, seeing all this becomes very protective and very strict with their children. The temptation is great, so is freedom and so the teens are getting confused, without any landmarks, they easily fall into environment traps. The conflict between generations is the result of different opinions and concepts. Some believe that it wells from the experience of the parents in opposite with the lack of experience of adolescents. Is it just that? Could these differences of opinion be based on the lack of family communication and the distrust in their own children?

Is there any solution to these problems? Solutions always exist, the whole thing is to want to find them and then apply them. In this case the solution found, needs to be accepted by both sides, parents and teenagers; both parts needs to give a little to their belief; parents needs to be more tolerant and lenient and on the other side, teenagers needs to be more cooperative and aware that their parents care about them and that they are wishing only good things for them. We all seek to improve family communication and avoid any kind of conflicts.

How to approach your child and make him understand that all that is around him is not just “crack” but also dangerous? – the parents are asking. It is not so tough. Step into their world, become interested of his activities, feelings, occupations, thoughts, encourage him and make him trust in his own powers. So you will manage to gain his trust and be able to guide him from the shadows towards good things.

How to become friends with your parents? By gaining their trust! Prove them you are a grown up and responsible and that you know what you are doing. This thing involves time and effort, and trust once gained must be maintained. This is one of the mined fields of the teenagers who rather than telling the truth to their parents, they are trying to come out with all kind of lies which sooner or later will come out.

The conflict between generations exists! It is triggered between teenagers who want to take it on the wrong roads and the parents who intervene in order to show them the right path. The punishment does not bring respect and not even a good family communication, which is why it is needed the maturity, the tact and experience of the adult in order to considerably diminish situations like this.