It is my first attempt to write an essay. Please, feel free to correct my mistakes. Thanks.
Nowadays adolescents are deemed to be on a completely different wavelength than the older generation. Thus, getting along with them is a hard nut to crack. Is it possible for adults to have healthy relationships with teenagers in the modern world?
To begin with, having been raised in the world where the Internet is taken for granted, young people spend more time chatting online than interacting with their family. Rarely do they turn to their over-protective parents or teachers for help or advice. On top of that, adults seem to be as obsessed with smartphones and social media as teens. Snowed under with work, adults do not pay much attention to their offspring's worries and fears so they seek support on the Internet. Therefore, children feel distant from their parents and they end up drifting apart.
Secondly, adults tend to share their experience with the younger generation but times are changing, thus their views on life do not always perfectly match up with teenagers’. In other words, adolescents are likely to fall out with their parents when it comes to issues such as what college they would get into or what profession they should choose, not to mention when they should get married. Obviously, the constant arguments put a strain on the relationships between parents and their children.
In conclusion, it is challenging for adults to be on good terms with teenagers who do not share their life values, however, I am convinced that it is modern technology and online networking what distances different generations further apart.
