Переезд в Канаду с подростками? Then you’ll want to прочитал этот пост от New York Times’ Motherlode блог:

Good news for parents. Your teenagers like you!

Или, они делают если вы живете в Канаде.

That’s according to Проект Подросток Канада, a multi-year study of Canadian kids and teens, во главе с Университет Летбридж sociologist Реджинальд Бибби.

Among the study’s findings:

Ð’ Канаде сегодня, young people are experiencing better ties with their mothers and fathers чем любые групп подростков в последние тридцать лет. Почти 80% say they “are receiving high levels of enjoyment from their mothers” (по сравнению с около 70% в 1992 and similar to what teens reported in the early 1980s), и примерно 75% report enjoying being with their dads (Также до около десяти процентов).

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

Подростки даже сообщить fewer weekly arguments with their folks – down from 52% a decade ago to 42% сейчас.

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 сайт. Also check out Macleans‘ report on Canadian youth culture and on other aspects of the Project Teen study.

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