ティーンエイジャーにカナダに移動する? Then you’ll want to この記事を読んで ニューヨークタイムズ’ マザーロードのブログ:

親のための良いニュース. Your teenagers like you!

または, 彼らが行う あなたはカナダに住んでいる場合.

That’s according to プロジェクトティーンカナダ, a multi-year study of Canadian kids and teens, 率いる レスブリッジ大学 sociologist レジナルドビビー.

Among the study’s findings:

カナダでは、今日, young people are experiencing better ties with their mothers and fathers 過去30年間で十代のどのグループよりも. ほぼ 80% say they “are receiving high levels of enjoyment from their mothers” (世界中からアップ 70% で 1992 and similar to what teens reported in the early 1980s), とほぼ 75% report enjoying being with their dads (また、約十パーセントアップ).

“The evidence points to an improved level of understanding between young people and their parents. で 1992, 58% of teens said they were troubled about not being understood by their parents; today the figure has fallen to 39%.”

ティーンさえレポート fewer weekly arguments with their folks – down from 52% a decade ago to 42% 現在.

So why are Canadian teens finding it easier to get along with their parents?

The study concluded that “one basic reason seems to stand out: moms and dads are doing a much better job of finding a balance between careers and family life.”

You can read more details about the study from Professor Bibby’s ホームページ. Also check out Macleans‘ report on Canadian youth culture and on other aspects of the Project Teen study.

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