Teenagers versus adults: The struggle in understanding one another

by nikkie page

"I bleed it out, dig it deeper and I throw it away!" I'm singing at the top of my lungs with a music video as I dust when I turn and see my daughter and her friends Barb and Mark looking on in stunned horror. Barb states. ...read more

by Martha Rhodes

Did you put onions in that? Every time I am asked this question by one of our girls, I can just feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck. While making tuna salad the other day, my daughter asked the question that j...read more

by Patrick Hendry

When I was your age ..the guaranteed magic phrase to make any teenager reach for the off button. When you think about it, we have never been and never can be 15 years old in the year 2007, that is reserved for our offsprin...read more

by PS Gifford

Time perception. There must be something about time that is different when you are fourteen years old. Or at least that is the case for my son; Jonathan. Time, as a rule, goes by much more rapidly for him then for th...read more

by Karyn Burchall

We've all been there, struggling with the inner (and outer) turmoil that is a fundamental element in the journey from childhood to adulthood. We tentatively watched the mirror as our bodies slowly changed shape, looked on ...read more

by Rebecca Dyson

Raising teenagers is far more challenging than raising any other age group. This is true even if a parent has raised a child from birth to be respectful and compliant with rules and appropriate social behavior. Why? Becaus...read more

by lalah

It is a daily routine, in my household, for there to be screaming, cussing, and just constant bickering. Usually the arguments are over something so simple. It seems like the anger between every member in my house has just...read more

by Helen Tay

I am a proud mother of three. I have two boys aged sixteen and thirteen and a daughter aged nine. They mean the world to me. My eldest son whom I dearly love does make me think how I can be a more understanding mothe...read more

by Vermelle Maddox

When it comes to you and your teenagers communication the very first thing i have to say is remember that you to were once a teenager and you made mistakes that made you hopefully become a responsible adult. The most im...read more

by Brenda Lee Chew

Adults and Teenagers have been having trouble for years with communication. Over the years that I have had 43 teenagers placed in my home. I have had the chance to try to help the families build a better relationship. P...read more

by Elizabeth Flores

We have to start by how far apart are the parents and their teens. I mean when you as a parent had your child at a young age, let's say you had your child at age 15 you are not 30 and she is 15. There are going to be some ...read more

by Elisa Bressan

One of the biggest worries for adolescents is their appearence. The body changes so rapidly, spot breaking out , for these reasons teenagers spend so much time in front of the mirror. In fact when I was a teenager I wasn...read more

by Jessica Bordelon

Counseling An At Risk Teen on Setting Goals for Improving Their Life & the Follow Through: When counseling someone you should understand this: The path to a truth or to a goal is a journey to be taken between you and you...read more

by Danielle Hewson

Teenagers and adults aren't that different, but i bet in your opinion they are. As i'm stuck at the minute, just crossing from being a teenager into adulthood i can see the similarity. Teenagers think they have their pr...read more

by Kim Boss

It's hard to decide where to start. At this point in time I am raging with anger when I think about the struggle in understanding adults; in particular one adult. She happens to be someone that used to be very close to me....read more

by Raymond Ellis

Why is that that teens and parents have problems communicating with each other? It is because they both worship power. You see we divide our attention between the power and the precision of our actions. Too much power and ...read more

by Teresa Kulzer

Teens vs. Adults aren't we all the same? Think about it how much different are you now then you were back then? Admit it if we could all be as carefree as we were in high school we would be. The problem, we want things. ...read more

by Chrystal Patton

Remember when we were young? Why is it so different now? I just don't understand why things have changed so much over the years. Why is it that we can't discipline our children in public without worry of being arrested on ...read more

by Justin Barry

Living in a World of Hate, Violence, and Nuclear War, as a Teenager: Everything a Parent Needs to Know When you watch the news tonight or tomorrow morning, listen to the lead stories. My guess is that 99% of the...read more

by Abigail Kaye

Ah the immortal phrase uttered by many a teenager. Often comes in the form of, "You don't understand me" or "you just don't get it". I bet you of the parent generations remember what it was like to be a teenager? You know,...read more