You recently had a disagreement with your parents. Describe your interaction with your parents in the form of a dialogue. Your dialogue should demonstrate that the disagreement arose over a misunderstanding through a lack of proper communication between you and your parents. The dialogue should end with both you and your parents agreeing to try to communicate better with one another. Can anyone help me answer this question? Wrong and irrelevant answers will be reported. Mind you!
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Parent: How was your day?
Teen: Fine (as he walks off to his room).
Parent: Who are you texting?
Teen: No one (as she continues to look down and type).
Parent: (After observing her teen chatting online for quite some time) What were you talking to your friends about?
Teen: Nothing (as he shuts the door to his room).
At times like this, parents can feel frustrated and hurt, especially when teenagers treat parents like they are people to be endured rather than embraced.
These kinds of exchanges can be not only unsatisfying but also damaging to our relationships. As my daughter Yumi and I have reflected on how parents and adolescents both contribute to breakdowns in communication, it reminded us of tennis. Using a tennis metaphor for what happens in our conversations, we have written a three-part article series to offer insights and practical tips from a teenager’s perspective (Yumi) as well as from a mom’s and psychologist’s viewpoint (Susan).
Parent: How was your day?
Teen: Fine (as he walks off to his room).
Parent: Who are you texting?
Teen: No one (as she continues to look down and type).
Parent: (After observing her teen chatting online for quite some time) What were you talking to your friends about?
Teen: Nothing (as he shuts the door to his
room). At times like this, parents can feel frustrated and hurt, especially when teenagers treat parents like they are
people to be endured rather than
embraced.
These kinds of exchanges can be not only unsatisfying but also damaging to our relationships. As my daughter Yumi and I have reflected on how parents and adolescents both contribute to breakdowns in communication, it reminded us of tennis. Using a tennis metaphor for what happens in our conversations, we have written a three part article series to offer insights and practical tips from a teenager's perspective (Yumi) as well as from a mom's and psychologist's viewpoint