TIPS TO REDUCE THE GENERATION GAP BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Generation means humans born and live around the same time. It is also known as contemporaries and when there is a significant gap amongst two contemporaries it is called a generation gap.

When you compare two generations and when there is an extensive difference in the lifestyles, habits, likes and dislikes of the people who belong to these two separate times, problems because of age, a gap arises. And it is no hidden secret that these days this gap is widening by leaps and bounds.

More and more parents and their children agree that they simply can’t understand each other. This lack of understanding of social, financial, moral, political, musical, and religious opinions lead to lack of acceptance, which is the main reason why, families break.

Today in this article, Delhi’s top relationship expert and psychologist Shivani Misri Sadhoo shares some tips to reduce the generation gap between parents and children.

Communicate Regularly

There cannot be a better truth to this than the fact that communication plays a key role in bridging gaps not only between parents and children but also in every relationship that you can think of. When you communicate respectfully with your children, you are letting them to know that you are willing to do all it takes to lessen the age gap and understand things from their point of view.

Be Broad Minded

Broadmindedness means expanding your horizons. When horizons are expanded or widened and you open the doors and windows of your heart, you look at things with a new perspective. This helps you understand why what is being said is actually said. This is very crucial if you want to understand your children’s priorities and habits.

Learn To Accept

Trying to understand your children’s’ views are no small task. It takes a lot of effort to understand the younger generation. You have to first accept that you lived in a different world. For you, that was an ideal world with less corruption, less hypocrisy, less cheating and less of every negative thing you see so much increased now.

But then, you will have to accept today’s situation too, particularly the fact that everything is not that bad. And then you have to make the effort to understand and accept your children’s point of views and priorities. That is a huge step you can take towards closing the generation gap.

Listen And Understand

As parents sometimes people tend to talk too idealistic. You need to stop that. You will have to learn to listen and then to understand. Giving lectures or talking about idealisms all the time is not at all a great idea.

Silence Is Golden At Times

Definitely, at times, you have to learn to be silent too. You need to let your kids voice their opinions and listen to what they are saying, without obstructing them. Let’s practice what you have always preached.

In conclusion, the truth of a generation gap is only in terms of numbers which is known as age. If you let your ego’s aside and look at things from an entirely different aspect, you perhaps would never have a gap between you and your children. This does not mean you do not do what is needed to do as parents. It just shows you become a little more understanding and accepting of what your children see as their world.