How to have a good relationship with your parents

How to have a good relationship with your parents

                Without mutual respect, any relationship will be  unhappy. People who respect each other: value each other’s opinions, listen to each other, disagree without screaming.       The way to build trust is through honesty and responsibility. Honesty means not to lie or manipulate. Responsibility means to be reliable.

                Generation gap and steps to bridge it

Generation gap is defined as the difference in values and attitudes 1)-------, especially between people and their parents. More specifically, a generation gap can be used to describe the differences in actions, beliefs, tastes between members of younger generations when compared to members of older generations.

                One of the 2)---------- is that the modern world is changing rapidly; young people of today are more interested in their own lives rather than thinking about others. And 3)------ their parents find themselves lonely and unable to modify their beliefs and attitudes according to modern standards.

                Besides, the adolescents of today are more interested in money, glamour and fame, and 4)---------- all the comforts of life they forget about their elders and their family. This attitude of youth is neither expected nor accepted by the parents. Thus, the conflicts arises.

                However, some of the steps can be followed 5)------- the generation gap between parents and children. The first and foremost step to overcome misunderstanding between the two generations is regular communication. Such 6)----- is a good way to build up sincere, respectful relationship between parents and children. The other way to bridge the gap is to spend quality time together. You may be talking, having fun, travelling, going to the movies, cooking and sharing food of each other’s taste. This will help to realize 7)----- each other. More to the point, any gap cannot be filled unless and unless each age group realizes the need of the other. If parents need children to take care of them, 8)----- to guide and protect them at time of difficulty.

                And as a final step, the willingness to allow others to have their point of view without making it a contest or a reason for arguing is the way that will help to bridge a gap between two generations and create a kind, trustworthy and respectful relationship between parents and children.

a)      in the race to achieve

b)      in order to bridge

c)       how much you love and value

d)      between one generation and another

e)      reasons for generation gap phenomenon

f)       sharing of ideas and feelings

g)      it is no wonder that                              

h) so the children also need parents