Changing Times
Introduction
Read the following complaints parents usually have against their teenage children.
COMMON COMPLAINTS OF PARENTS TODAY
MY CHILDREN….
Don’t help in household chores.
– Mrs Bajaj
Dress distastefully and have ugly hairstyles.
– Mrs Bhalla
Have queer (unusual) friends.
– Mrs Sharma
Don’t listen to our advice.
– Mr Tiwari
Watch too much T.V.
– Mr Gupta
Don’t take interest in their studies.
– Mr Goswami
Waste too much time over Facebook and other social media.
– Mrs Arora
Are always arguing.
– Mrs Nair
Stay awake till late at night and keep chatting.
– Mrs Verma
II/ Have you ever heard your parents make these complaints? If yes, which ones? Tick (✓) the ones you have heard.
✓ don’t help in household chores.
✓ don’t listen to our advice.
✓ watch too much T.V.
✓ don’t take interest in their studies.
✓ waste too much time over Facebook and other social media.
✓ stay awake till late at night and keep chatting.
III. Work with your partner and discuss the complaints teenagers usually make about the members of their family. Make a list of the common ones.
My parents/family members…….
- are always telling me what to do.
- turn down all my requests for attending parties.
- disapprove of almost all my friends.
- compare me to other children.
- don’t respect my opinions.
- expect me to behave like an adult but treat me like a child.
- don’t give me enough freedom.
- constantly check my phone or monitor what I’m doing online.