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It often is a difficult task to bridge a generation gap between parents and children largely due to neither one realizes that this gap exist. Parents tend to fell that the child is just "being difficult" or going through a "phase" and kids often think the parents are just "set in their ways" and do not like to change with the new times. The best way for parents to bridge the generation gap is to keep an open mind and train themselves to "keep up with the Joneses". I truly feel that having a very open line of communication and completely involving yourself with what the child is interested in or learning, this gap may not exist.

However, I do not fell that young parents have much of a generation gap for this to be much of a problem. Young parents seem to have more difficulty separating the relationship from "friend" to "parent". Generations seem to merge together and the parent and child have very similar likes and interest. This is something that I think I am very familiar with.

I had my first child when I was 16 years old. I am now 26 and have four children all one year apart from each other. My daughter and I have similar interest music,movies, books, etc. and share the same clothes. I enjoy running around and playing sports with them or even playing on the floor with them. Some say that I am just acting like a big child myself and others say that they wish they had the same type of relationship with their children. I have a very close relationship with all of my children and it can be very difficult to "keep an open mind" with some issues that arise such as sex and drugs.

There will always be some type of generation gap between a parent and a child. Involving yourself in the interest they show and trying to communicate honestly and openly can help with the generation differences but it will not completely close that gap.

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