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Adolescence is the period of transition between
childhood and adulthood. Children who are entering
adolescence are going through many changes may it be
physically, mentally or emotionally. But during this stage
we sometimes experience conflicts. One example is:
During this stage we tend to feel that we are old enough
and we can be independent. We don’t want somebody to
reprimand us in all the things we do because we think that
we can handle it on our own. This sometimes creates
conflict between family members. When our parents tell
us what to do and not to do we often take it as a very
heavy load. We sometimes come to the point of talking
back to our parents and disobey them. In this case we may
be right at a point wherein we can also make our own
decision but talking back to our parents and disobeying
them is disrespectful. We should also respect the
decisions that our parents have made for us since it is for
our own good. Rather than disobeying our parents we
should talk to them about our personal matters. Make
them understand what you feel. In this way we can
prevent having arguments. Another problem we can
encounter during adolescence is “peer pressure”. Our