PARENTING ADOLESCENTS POLLS OF TEENS & PARENTS: March thru May 2000

 "Other Issues" -- Parent and Teen Write-ins

Parents and teens voted for the "top 3" issues in their relationship with one another. [Parent Poll] [Teen Poll]

26 choices were offered, including a choice labeled "other," to indicate choice of an issue not included in the checkbox-list. Participants who checked "other" were requested to write in their "other issue" in a separate box. (Selecting "other" counted as one of the three issues participants were allowed to choose.)

Below are what parent-poll participants and teen-poll participants wrote in, as "other issues":

See chart of parent poll results

See chart of teen poll results

 OTHER ISSUES: PARENTS' POLL

masturbation

won't communicate

Excessive amounts of time spent on the computer which seems to be an addiction which also seems to prohibit him from socializing with others which we feel is ultimately harmful to him

stress related depression and oversensitivity to criticism from peers

boys--she is getting too fast

lying

lying (listed twice)

Lying, and repeatedly making the same mistakes even after having served the consequences, not learning from his mistakes.

lack of ambition & wants too much freedom

lack of activities for youth

extreme self-centeredness

ear piercing

parents' rights instead of grandparents' rights

won't accept responsibility for his errors/ failures

choice of boyfriends

lack of reasonable ideas or goals for the future

out-of-control anger

weight, too heavy

conflicting parenting styles

Not having a positive attitude to complete school

won't shower

won't listen and isn't worried if she gets in trouble

 OTHER ISSUES: TEEN POLL

my height

make rules that don't apply to me

I think they compare me to others

my eating disorder

They do not understand that I am part of an oppressed minority and suffer discrimination because of my age (16).

They don't know how to tell me what they are feeling.

relationships with the opposite sex

After doing work without asking, saying I didn't do anything and I'm stupid for doing this or that and just totally putting me on a guilt trip!!

they think I have too much stress

Don't understand me

I always fight with my dad about stupid things

don't support me on important future choices

starting a relationship with another peer

Make rules that don't apply to me

Want me to babysit too much

kicked me out

my boyfriend

eating

not thinking I am mature enough because I am 16 but I am a junior in high school

 

The Parenting Issues and Teen Polls are run continuously at this site and results are posted quarterly. (Click on the underlined text to vote in current poll.)

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