Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true．Communication is a problem for parents anti children of all ages．If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it．Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟)．
Don’t argue (争辩)with your parents．Don’t get to your parents when you are angry．Your parents probably won’t consider your idea．If you are shouting at them, and you can’t express yourself well if you are angry．Go some place to cool off．Make sure you understand why you are unhappy．Then think about what you want to say to your parents, if you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter．
Try to reach a compromise (和解)．Perhaps yon and your parents disagree on something．You can keep your disagree and try your best to accept each other．Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle．They argued over it．But they finally came to a compromise．Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days．
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something．In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them．Showing respect will keep your relationship strong．
Talk about your values．The values of yours parents are probably different first those of your own Tell your Parents what you care about and why．Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life．
A good relationship with your parents can make, you a better and happier person．It is worth having a fry!
1．The passage tells us have a communication problem．
A．Parents anti other People B．school kids and their Parents
C．teachers and their students D．parents and children of all ages
2．Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you ．
A．don’t get to them often B．write a letter to them
C．don’t speak to them politely D．express yourself well
3．The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “ ”
A．to make yourself happy．
B．to get you quiet and relaxed．
C．to have a good rest．
D．to hide yourself quickly．
4．If there’s really a generation gap between you and your Parents, you’d better ．
A．have a talk with them often
B．keep away from them
C．agree with them all the time
D．know about their values
5．From the passage we learn that ．
A．parents anti children should not have a generation gap
B．parents should show love and respect to their children
C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap
D．there are so many serious problems in families today