My View on Generation Gap

Nowadays, generation gap has gradually become a common phenomenon . Experiencing different time, as a result, causes the difference between parents and children in tastes, the method they deal with problems and values.

The speed of change in our society is a cause of it. In a traditional culture, people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. In teenager’ eyes, their parents are out of date and conservative. They may talk with their friends more often than their parents. How to bridge the generation gap? In my opinion,the mutual respect can play an important role in avoiding conflicts. The busy parents should sacrifice their spare time to communicate with their children actively and friendly to improve their relation. At the same time, they can also observe their children's behavior in order to understand their children's personality. Besides that, the parents should try to give up their absolute power in family so as to make their children feel free to chat with them.

Despite the fact that parents may be worried about the generation gap between their children and themselves. But as we all know, with time going by, children gradually grow old and ripe. And then they will come to understand their parents.

第二篇：a generation gap 父母代沟 英语作文

I have a generation gap with my parents.

I suppose that coming into being the generation gap is that parents and children have different values and beliefs. In my spare time, I don’t chat with my parents regularly. Especially having difficulty in doing something, I don’t ask help to them. On the contrary, hardly had I been unhappy about something in our school when I realized that turn to friends for help.

Parents and friends offer me many different feels in my life. So it’s natural to feel like there is an uncomfortable “gap” between my parents and myself and there is a need to bridge it.

Though the problems don’t lie in a difference of opinions and values, in the way we relate to and communicate with each other. What we should pay attention to is communication. I can try to chat with parents more and listen to them patiently because they always talk something necessary and something useful to me. What’s more, when we get angry or too excited during a conversation, we should keep us calm down. Quarreling among ourselves easily destroy our credibility. When I am in silence, maybe I can understand parents’ thoughts which are good for me. In addition, apologize when I think I do or say something differently, like losing my cool or saying something hurtful during an argument. More importantly, I should accept their thoughts and humor as I can. Finally come the end of suggestion. Showing self-acceptance and tolerance for imperfection is

very encouraging to me and tends to make me easier to approach with questions, regrets and challenges.

The generation gap can be bridged. Through my effort, I am sure I can make it!