Why do parents have such a difficult time to communicate openly and honestly with their teens? For this, there are many reasons but most of them stem from not being able to properly understand their teens. It is a dangerous gap because parents will have to communicate with their teens about a wide variety of issues during the most important years of their lives. Thus, parents must know how to communicate openly and honestly with their teens.
Here are a few tips to make communication easier between parents and teenagers.
1. Try not to talk down to your teens. Make them feel as if their views really matter, which not only helps your discussions with your teen but bring you closer to him.
2. Imagine what it would be like to be a teen. Try to remember some of the negative feelings you experienced as a teenager and apply it to your teen's situation.
3. Never make negative remarks to your teen about what she has said or done.
4. Remember how much courage it would have taken for your teen to come and talk to you about his personal issues. So listen respectfully.
5. Don't ignore your teen's feelings because it is usually a cry for help. For instance, if your teen is unusually angry, it may be time to spend a bit of quality time with your teen to determine what is wrong and where he is coming from.
It is, therefore, necessary for parents to strive to keep lines of communication open at all times with their teens. Try to remember what it was like to be a teenager and how vulnerable（脆弱的）you felt. Then you will be well on your way to help your teen communicate more openly and honestly.
小题1:Why don't teens want to talk about their personal issues with their parents?
A．Because they can't respect their parents.
B．Because they can't understand their parents.
C．Because their parents won't understand them well.
D．Because their parents are not honest.小题2:When your son comes to you for help, you should NOT _____.
A．listen respectively
B．treat him seriously
C．care about his feeling
D．make negative remarks小题3:Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase “talk down to”?
A．put down
B．look down upon
C．chat with
D．quarrel with小题4:The best title for this passage is _____.
A．Causes of generation gap
B．Relations between teens and parents
C．Suggestions for parents-children effective communication
D．Problems with communication between teens and parents
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
题目分析：这篇文章是针对现在父母和孩子不能经常交流的问题，介绍让父母和孩子有效交流的建议。
小题1:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：there are many reasons but most of them stem from not being able to properly understand their teens. 可知孩子不愿额父母交流是因为父母不能理解孩子。选C
小题2:细节题：从建议的第三条：3. Never make negative remarks to your teen about what she has said or done.可知父母不能对孩子做出负面的评价。选D
小题3:猜词题：从后面的句子：Make them feel as if their views really matter, 要让他们觉得自己的看法很重要，不能瞧不起他们。选B
小题4:主旨题：从第二段的句子：Here are a few tips to make communication easier between parents and teenagers.可知这篇文章是介绍让父母和孩子有效交流的建议。选C
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