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.
Thegenerationgapreferstothedifferenceinattitudetowardthingorthelackofunderstandingbetweenyoungpeopleandolderfolks.
Infamiliesaswellasinsociety,theyoungandtheoldermaynotagreewitheachotheronthisandthatfromtimetotime.Youngpeoplewouldllketomakeasmuchmoneyastheycouldandspendasmuchmoneyastheycouldearnwhileolderfolksareeasilysatisfiedwithwhattheyearnandsaveasmuchaspossible.Youngpeoplellketheexcitinganddeafeningpopmusicwhileolderfolksprefermelodiousfolk-songsorclassicmusic.Aboyandaglrltodaymayfallinlovewitheachotherasquickaslightning,whiletheirparentsorgrandparentsmighttrudgeoveralongdistancebeforetheykissedeachotherandbecameloverswhentheywereyoung.
However,weshouldnotbeamazedatthegenerationgap,foritisquitenaturalinthedevelopmentofsociety.Theworldisachangingworld,inwhicheverythingkeepschanging,generationsofhumanbeingsincluded.Andchangesleadtoprogress.
1Nowadays,theproblemsofgenerationgapbecomemoreandmoreserious.Thepoorrelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisverycommon.AretheseproblemscausedbythebusyparentsOr,dotheharshfamilyrulesaffecttherelationshipofparentsandchildren
Firstly,inmostofthefamiliesinChinabothoftheparentshavetogooutforworkinordertoearnmoremoneytoprovidebetterenvironmentfortheirlovelychildren.Unfortunately,thiscausestherarecommunicationbetweenthemandtheftchildren,sincetheseparentsalwaystakerestduringleisuretime.Theseparentsandchildrencannotknowdeeplyabouteachotherandfrictionwillappear.Secondly,parentswhoasktheirchildrentobeabsolutelyobedientisalsooneofthegravecausesofthegenerationgapbetweenthem!Theydonottrytocommunicatewiththeirchildrenastheirequals.Thus,misinterpretationofthemmayeasilyoccur.
Tosolvetheseproblems,thebusyparentsshouldsacrificetheirsparetimetocommunicatewiththeirchildrenactivelyandfriendlytoimprovetheirrelation.Atthesametime,theycanalsoobservetheirchildren'sbehavioratthesametimeinordertounderstandheirchildren'spersonalityasitcanreducethequarrelbetweenthem.Besidesthat,theparentsshouldtrytogiveuptheirabsolutepowerinfamilysoaslomaketheirchildrenfeelfreetochatwiththem.
2GenerationgapGenerationgapreferstothedistanceandcontradiction(矛盾)betweentheoldandtheyouth.It’sacommon(常见的)phenomenon(现象)thatexitseverywhereintheworldandinfluencesboththeoldandtheyouth.Generallyspeaking,generationgapresultsindifferentunderstandingandappreciationofthegreatandconstantchangesoftheworld,differentreactiontonewthings,anddifferentattitudestotradition(传统)principles(原则)andbeliefs.Therefore,wemaysaywheretherearetheoldandtheyouth;thereisthegenerationgap.Generationgapisnatural,butveryinfluential(有影响的).Ifwecannotdealwithitappropriately(适当地),thegapwillbegreaterandgreaterandconsequently(结果)affecttheworkandtherelationbetweentheoldandtheyoung.
Nowadays,theproblemsofgenerationgapbecomemoreandmoreserious.Thepoorrelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisverycommon.AretheseproblemscausedbythebusyparentsOr,dotheharshfamilyrulesaffecttherelationshipofparentsandchildren