Article Published In Vol.2 (May-June-2014)

Communication Patterns between Adolescents and their Parents

Author : Vidhya Thakkar and Neha Sheth

This paper attempts to understand the difficulties experienced by adolescents in communicating about different issues of their life with their parents. To recognise these issues data was collected by two methods; personal survey and by conducting a focused group discussion in Surat city. The data was analysed and important issues affecting the life of an adolescent were identified. Some suggestions have also been made for improving the communication between adolescents and their parents.

Keywords: Communication, Adolescents etc.