1. PROBLEMS: Here are a few causes of the generation gap between parents and child
1.1. 1. Lack Of Understanding
1.1.1. Changes in when parents grow up
1.1.2. Changes in how it is in the time of their children
1.2. 2. Mistakes Are Rarely Tolerated
1.2.1. Children need to make mistakes to learn and grow in life
1.2.2. If children get punished, more gaps will be created
1.3. 3. Children Are Expected To Be Replicated.
1.3.1. Parents often have dreams for their kids
1.3.2. Not taking into consideration what their child wants
1.3.3. Impose thinking on children
1.4. 4. Too Many Comparisons
1.4.1. Parents make comparisons
1.4.2. Children lose confidence in themselves
1.4.3. Destroy any enthusiasm children have
1.5. 5. Not Enough Interaction
1.5.1. Parents are tired because of stress from work life
1.5.2. No time for their children
1.5.3. Lack of communication
2. New words
2.1. extended family : gia đình đa thế hệ nuclear family : gia đình hạt nhân
2.2. generation gap : khoảng cách thế hệ
2.3. childcare : chăm con
2.4. viewpoint = perspective : quan điểm
2.5. table manners : quy tắc ứng xử trên bàn ăn
2.6. sympathetic : đồng cảm
2.6.1. lend a sympathetic ear : lắng nghe một cách đồng cảm
2.7. conflict : mâu thuẫn
2.8. impose : áp đặt
2.9. conservative : bảo thủ
2.10. open-minded : suy nghĩ thoáng
2.11. follow sb’s footstep : đi theo con đường của ai
2.12. forbid : cấm
2.13. flashy : lòe loẹt
2.14. elegant : thanh lịch
2.15. independent : độc lập
2.16. compromise : dàn xếp, thỏa hiệp
3. SOLUTIONS: Here are a few tips to help bridge the generation gap between parents and their children:
3.1. 1. Keep An Open Mind
3.1.1. Different ways of thinking
3.1.2. Things have changed
3.1.3. Parents should try to keep an open mind
3.2. 2. Communicate
3.2.1. Talking to get to know each other
3.2.2. Make it easier to speak freely around other
3.3. 3. Listen
3.3.1. Listen without interruption
3.3.2. Learning child’s thoughts and opinions
3.3.3. Make children closer to you
3.4. 4. Understand
3.4.1. Put yourself in your child’s shoes
3.4.2. Understand how they feel
3.5. 5. Unconditional Love
3.5.1. Show them how much you love them
3.5.2. Support children
3.5.3. Make them more inclined to express love and understanding back
3.6. 6. Compromise
3.6.1. Should not forcing them into your way of thinking
3.6.2. Compromise if possible
4. parents are mostly just concerned for their safety
5. The main reasions
5.1. Children believe that they are grown-ups and it is high time for them to be independent
5.1.1. thinking pattern
5.1.2. current trends.
5.2. Misunderstanding
5.2.1. both parents and their children do not see things from the standpoints of each other.
5.3. Some teenagers feel their parents need
5.3.1. trust
5.3.2. give them more independence
5.4. technology affects the generation gap
5.4.1. so many older people can become left behind when things move too fast.
5.5. When the thought process from the two parties is so different
5.5.1. love cannot be expressed even if it exists between the two parties
5.5.2. Both of them are unable to find a proper channel to express their feelings