-Adolescent age,What is it? no one yet knows.This Period of time is very difficult..especially the parent-adolescent relation..We suddenly seem to be aliens to everyone, especially our parents..Even if we try to communicate something good in a high/rised tone, they think it to be ''bad manners'' and then we get an hour scolding or our iPhone/Phone gets confiscated only because we said something in a high/rised tone?! I don't understand why our parents are not able to understand us! and believe me, arguments happen a lot and at last we have to suffer only because we are 27 years younger than them, so technically they think themselves to be "experienced" and now the best part,we are not respecting our elders or are anti-social..Also, whenever we wish for something, their only response is ITS NOT OF YOUR AGE/I DON'T LIKE IT!/NO MEANS NO! if it wasn't my age, I wouldn't have asked for it..If you don't like it, anyways you're not gonna have it, I am the person who'll be using it..NO always doesn't means NO only! And Most of the teens DO experience it, whenever parents say MAYBE, understand that they are saying NO or they'll pretend to forget it in future..
-Here's an article taken from http://clinton3.nara.gov/WH/EOP/CEA/html/Teens_Paper_Final.pdf
The teenage years are a time of great opportunities—both educational and personal—for children, but also a time when children face difficult growth challenges and decisions regarding sexual activity, smoking and drinking, and suicide. The key theme of this report is that parents play an important role in working with their teenage children in attaining successes and minimizing risks. This report provides new evidence that teenagers are most successful at meeting today’s challenges if they have close bonds with their parents. Young people are most likely to avoid dangerous or destructive behavior when they are closer to their parents. Similarly, teens who are closer to their parents are more likely to be successful in school. And the importance of parental involvement persists whether families are headed by one parent or by two parents. In fact, teens today are more highly educated and have greater potential for economic success than ever in history, through opportunities to invest in education, work, and community service. The economic rewards of education are at an all-time high, and teens have responded by completing high school and enrolling in college at record rates. Work in the labor force during high school provides income to the teen, can create opportunities for work and life skills, and in some cases may be a useful way of gaining experience that leads to better economic outcomes in the long run. Finally, community service, often in the form of volunteerism for teenagers, provides meaningful involvement that enriches teen lives and leads to greater success in and out of school. At the same time, parental bonds help teens face today’s difficult decisions and serious risks to their well-being. Though many harmful or destructive behaviors among teens are on the decline—including youth violence, teenage pregnancy and childbearing, and, very recently, drug use—these remain serious problems facing today’s teens. However, results described in this report show that young people who have a close parent-child bond are most likely to avoid dangerous and destructive behavior. The challenge for families is finding ways of remaining connected while accommodating busy lives. The challenge for society is to complement parents’ efforts by providing meaningful school and community activities for teens outside the home, and by insuring that families have the flexibility they need to spend time together
-Here's an article taken from http://clinton3.nara.gov/WH/EOP/CEA/html/Teens_Paper_Final.pdf
The teenage years are a time of great opportunities—both educational and personal—for children, but also a time when children face difficult growth challenges and decisions regarding sexual activity, smoking and drinking, and suicide. The key theme of this report is that parents play an important role in working with their teenage children in attaining successes and minimizing risks. This report provides new evidence that teenagers are most successful at meeting today’s challenges if they have close bonds with their parents. Young people are most likely to avoid dangerous or destructive behavior when they are closer to their parents. Similarly, teens who are closer to their parents are more likely to be successful in school. And the importance of parental involvement persists whether families are headed by one parent or by two parents. In fact, teens today are more highly educated and have greater potential for economic success than ever in history, through opportunities to invest in education, work, and community service. The economic rewards of education are at an all-time high, and teens have responded by completing high school and enrolling in college at record rates. Work in the labor force during high school provides income to the teen, can create opportunities for work and life skills, and in some cases may be a useful way of gaining experience that leads to better economic outcomes in the long run. Finally, community service, often in the form of volunteerism for teenagers, provides meaningful involvement that enriches teen lives and leads to greater success in and out of school. At the same time, parental bonds help teens face today’s difficult decisions and serious risks to their well-being. Though many harmful or destructive behaviors among teens are on the decline—including youth violence, teenage pregnancy and childbearing, and, very recently, drug use—these remain serious problems facing today’s teens. However, results described in this report show that young people who have a close parent-child bond are most likely to avoid dangerous and destructive behavior. The challenge for families is finding ways of remaining connected while accommodating busy lives. The challenge for society is to complement parents’ efforts by providing meaningful school and community activities for teens outside the home, and by insuring that families have the flexibility they need to spend time together
