Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson.Suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents.“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut.”Joannasaid.
TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter.“Sheusedtocuddleup(依偎)withmeonthesofaandtalk,”saidMark.“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikeayounglady.Theproblemisfindingoutwhichtimeiswhich.”
Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds.“Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist,”saidMichaelRiera,awriter.
“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears,”Rieraexplained.“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast.”
Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesarethebesttohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamental(脑力的)break,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.
小题1:Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeansthat__________.