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Givingadviceonparent-childrelationships

ASometeenagerswritetoCynthia,thehostofaradioprogrammecalledTeenTime,

abouttheirproblemswiththeirparents.Readthepartsoftheiremailsbelowanddescribe

eachprobleminonesentence.

My mum keeps a notebook of my grades in every exam. She asks my teachers

how I’m doing at school whenever she can. It seems as if my grades are the

most important thing in her life. When we’re at home, she keeps

pressing me to study all the time. I do as she says, but she is

never happy with my grades. Why can’t she leave me alone

I want to take a break once in a while. I want to listen to music

or go out with my friends. Is that too much to ask for

—Rebecca

I’m eager for my parents’ love. They’re always busy at work. I hardly ever

see them during the week because they don’t get home until late at night.

I

tell them that I’m stressed about schoolwork, but neither of them show any

concern. Sometimes I feel quite lonely at home. When was the last

time we had a family outing at the weekend When was the last

time we had a long talk How can parents not care about

their children

—Simon

Everyone says that youth is a time for adventure, but my parents disagree.

I

spend most of my spare time at home, because they hardly ever let me go out

with my friends. When I do go out, they always ask, “Where are you going?”

“Who are you going with?” “What are you going to do?” “When wi