What can be done to bridge the generation gap between parents and children?

Since time is ever moving forward and change is inevitable, the values, tastes and
outlook on life are different with each generation. It is this difference that is called a
generation gap. This often causes a lack of communication and understanding between the
two generations since their view of the world was coloured by how society functioned
during their adolescence.

Here are a few causes of generation gap between parents and child:

1. Lack Of Understanding
2. Mistakes Are Rarely Tolerated
3. Children Are Expected To Be Replicas
4. Too Many Comparisons
5. Not Enough Interaction
How to Bridge The Generation Gap Between Parents And Their Children

Communicate.Making the time to communicate with your kids every day is very important.
The simple act of talking about each other’s day at the end of the day can help you get to
know each other and make it easier to speak freely around the other. 

Understand. With listening comes understanding and this means that you have to learn to
put yourself in your child’s shoes and trying to understand how they feel and what they want
from what they tell you. If you are able to understand where your child is coming from, you
will be able to close that generation gap to some extent.

 Compromise. People can disagree on things, no matter how close to each other they are.
Parents and children are no different; however, rather than forcing them into your way of
thinking or forcing them to do what you want them to do when they don’t want to, learn to
compromise when possible. There are times when you need to put your foot down with your
children, but coming to a compromise instead of dictating their every move will make them
closer to you and make that generation gap a little smaller.