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Teens may become more private during adolescence
(青春期) because they are learning how to be more independent, says Carl
Pickhardt, a Texasbased scientist who studies
parenting adolescents. "As they enter adolescence, parents have less
control," he says. "You're going to have less communication with the
kid who is now entering a larger and more risky world."
However, Pickhardt says, this does not mean
that parents should just sit back and do without any information. He says that
parents should tell their kids that there are still things they need to know
about, such as why their teen was late getting home from school one day.
Iowa's mom Patty Link knows this fight
well. The mom of three is raising two teenage boys: Graham, a 14-year-old
eighth grader, and Carter, a 16-year-old
high school student. She says that becoming friends with the parents of her
children's friends has helped.
"A lot of times if I want to get any
information out of them, I'll say, 'Oh, I can talk to Adam's mom and she will
tell me what was going on Friday night', and it will lead to some other
discussion, "she says.
Parents should watch their use of
questions, Pickhardt says, because they can stand for authority (权威), and that is likely to not go over well with teens. "They
want their independence to be respected, "he says. Pickhardt suggests
using requests such as, "It could really help me if you could tell me,"
"I would really appreciate it if you let me know, "or "Could you
help me better understand." But sometimes teens make mistakes and parents
have to correct them. Parents should plainly (直率地)
state the problem, Pickhardt says, and avoid judgments of character.
Parents can also use technology to feel
connected. One recent study showed that many teens are friends with their parents
on Facebook—and only 5 percent limit what their
parents can see.