The major reason of conflict between parents and children is generation gap. A generation gap is referred to differences between generations that cause conflict and complicate communication, creating a "gap." Age is one big reason for the natural gap, but the major issue arrives due to the mental gap. Modern ways of thinking and trends are very different from past. Ways of living are also very changed due to so many inventions of technology. Modern age is a digital age. So, elder people become left behind when things move too fast. Nowadays, children grow up very fast mentally before they grow up physically. They know most things their parents didn’t know at that age. That is why they want to become independent, that helps them to gain more self-esteem and confidence. Both parents and their children do not understand each other’s point of views due to this misunderstanding develops which causes tension between teenagers and parents. There are many types of conflicts between them like homework, boundaries and trust. Children want to be independent and feel their parents need to show more trust on them. On the other hand, they also know that parents are right, they are just concerned about their safety and life. As our world keeps developing and changing, situations and circumstances are also continuously changing, causing generation gaps. Adolescence is often the time when people are most influenced by the surrounding society. Different generation speak different language because of changes in society from when parents were growing up. That is why parents do not forgive children if they make any mistake. Children need to learn new things if they do not make mistakes, they do not learn new things. But, due to punishment they stop learning new things and develop conflicts and differences with their parents. These differences widen the gap between them and create a lack of proper communication. Parents expect from their children to follow what they did in their young age and do everything right without making mistakes because parents have dreams for their children, and they compel them in that direction without giving importance to their wants and dreams. Another reason of generation gap is comparing children with others. This cause loss of confidence and make them insecure. Everyone has different abilities and comparison destroys abilities of a person. Communication with your kids every day is very important. Talking about what happened all the day with each other at the end of the day is very useful. Children need to know they can approach their parents with anything. This will give children confidence and sense of being trusted by their parents, and give parents peace of mind, they do not need to worry that their children hide anything. Parents need to listen to their children and try to understand their point of view and ways of thinking. They need to understand that children are not always wrong, and they know many things better because of the changes in society and ways of living. We all can disagree with each other, no matter how much we love each other. Children and parents, both learn to compromise when possible. Show your children how much you love them. Unconditional love and support encourage them and make them to show same kind of love and understanding towards you. Everything between parents and children will be better when they both learn to understand each other and love each other despite conflicts.
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