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Whenteenagers’bodiesandmindsgothroughaperiodofrapiddevelopment,everypartoftheirlivescanbeinfluenced.Themagazinearticlebelowisaboutteenagers’relationshipswiththeirparents.Beforeyoureadthearticle,thinkaboutthefollowingquestions:

•Whatphysicalandmentalchangesdoyouexperienceasyoubecomeateenager?

Howdoyoudealwiththem?

•Whatdoyouthink“strangersunderthesameroof”means?

Strangersunderthesameroof?

Doeseverydinnerwithyourparentsseemtoturnintoabattle?

Haveyouroncewarmandopenconversationsbecomecoldandguarded?

Doyoufeelthatyoujustcannotseeeyetoeyewiththemonanything?

Youarenotalone.Heatedargumentsandcoldsilencesarecommonbetweenteenagersandtheirparents.

Teenagers’physicalchangesmayresultinsuchfamilytensions.Youmayfeelanxiousthatyouaredevelopingatadifferentratetoyourfriends,shootingupinheightorgettingleftfarbehind.Youmightworryaboutyourchangingvoice,weightproblemsorspots.Whenitallgetstoomuch,yourparentsareoftenthefirsttargetsofyouranger.

Itcanbeabigheadachetobalanceyourdevelopingmentalneedstoo.Youenterastrangemiddleground—51015Reading17nolongerasmallchildbutnotquiteanadult.Youhavebothanewdesireforindependenceandacontinuedneedforyourparents’loveandsupport.Youfeelreadytobemoreresponsibleandmakedecisionsonyourown.Unfortunately,yourparentsdonotalwaysagreeandthatmakesyoufeelunhappy.“Whycan’ttheyjustletmego?

”youmaywonder.Ontheotherhand,whenyouarestrugglingtocontrolyourfeelings,youwishtheycouldbemorecaringandpatient—sometimestheyforgetthatgrowingupisaroughride.Itcanbedifficultwhenyourparentstreatyoulikeachildbutexpectyoutoactlikeanadult.Allofthiscanleadtoabreakdowninyourrelationship.

Althoughsometimesitmayseemimpossibletogetalongasafamily,youcantakeactiontoimprovethesituation.Thekeytokeepingthepeaceisregularandhonestcommunication.Whenyoudisagreewithyourparents,takeaminutetocalmdownandtrytounderstandthesituationfromtheirpointofview.Perhapstheyhaveexperiencedsomethingsimilaranddonotwantyoutogothroughthesamepain.Afteryouhavethoughtitthrough,explainyouractionsandfeelingscalmly,listencarefully,andaddresstheirconcerns.Throughthiskindofhealthydiscussion,youwilllearnwhentobackdownandwhentoaskyourparentstorelaxtheircontrol.

Justrememberthatitiscompletelynormaltostrugglewiththestressthatparent-childtensionscreate,andthatyouandyourparentscanworktogethertoimproveyourrelationship.Thegoodnewsisthatthisstormyperiodwillnotlast.Everythingwillturnoutallrightintheend,andthechangesandchallengesofyourteenageyearswillprepareyouforadulthood.

Extendedreading

Readtheshortstoryaboutamother’sloveforherchildren.

Mamaandherbankaccount

EverySaturdaynightMamawouldsitdownbythekitchentableandcountoutthemoneyPapahadbroughthome.

“Fortherent.”Mamawouldcountoutthebigsilverpieces.

“Forthegroceries.”Anothergroupofcoins.

“I’llneedanotebook.”ThatwouldbemysisterChristine,mybrotherNelsorme.

Mamawouldputoneortwocoinstotheside.Wewouldwatchwithanxiousinterest.Atlast,Papawouldask,“Isthatall?

”AndwhenMamanodded,wecouldrelaxalittle.Mamawouldlookupandsmile,“Good.WedonothavetogototheBank.”WewereallsoproudofMama’sBankAccount.Itgaveussuchawarm,securefeeling.

WhenNelsgraduatedfromgrammarschool,hewantedtogoontohighschool.“Itwillcostalittlemoney,”hesaid.

Eagerlywegatheredaroundthetable.ItookdownaboxandlaiditcarefullyinfrontofMama.Thiswasthe“LittleBank”.Itwasusedforsuddenemergencies,suchasthetimewhenChristinebrokeherarmandhadtobetakentoadoctor.

Nelslistedthecostsofthethingshewouldneed.MamacountedoutthemoneyintheLittleBank.Therewasnotenough.“WedonotwanttogototheBank,”shereminded.Weallshookourheads.

“IwillworkinDillon’sgroceryafterschool,”Nelsvolunteered.

Mamagavehimabrightsmileandwrotedownanumber.“That’snotenough,”Papasaid.Thenhetookhispipeoutofhismouthandlookedatitforalongtime.“Iwillgiveupsmoking,”hesaidsuddenly.

MamareachedacrossthetableandtouchedPapa’sarm.Thenshewrotedownanotherfigure.

“IwilllookaftertheElvingtonchildreneveryFridaynight,”Isaid.“Christinecanhelpme.”

Nowtherewasenoughmoney.WeallfeltverygoodbecausewedidnothavetogodowntownanddrawmoneyoutofMama’sBankAccount.SomanythingscameoutoftheLittleBankthatyear:

Christine’sdress