Топик КОНФЛИКТ ПОКОЛЕНИЙ (GENERATION GAP)

КОНФЛИКТ ПОКОЛЕНИЙ (GENERATION GAP)

Is it easy to be young? There is no doubt that the problem of the generation gap is one of the pressing issues in the modern world. The term “generation gap” is often used to describe conflicts between parents and their children or between teachers and their students. Naturally, each generation has got its own lifestyle. Parents usually disapprove of their children’s clothing styles, musical preferences or their choice of friends. There are lots of other controversial issues that children and adults face because old traditions contradict with new trends.

Grown-ups often teach the youth how to live. They strongly believe that youngsters are disrespectful, selfish and spoiled. Some parents forbid playing computer games, attending rock concerts or wearing extravagant clothes. But forbidden fruit is sweet. Young people want to be independent, they want adults to listen to them and respect their opinion. Experts say, the only simple solution to frequent conflicts is frank and deep conversation. Parents should understand that every child is an individual and to make mistakes is natural.

It should be mentioned that nowadays more and more adults listen to the same music, wear similar clothes and spend as much time on social networks as their children do.

All in all, if both parents and children reach mutual understanding it will be possible to cope with the generation gap.