In general, culture emphasizes that my parents are my mentors and guides throughout my life. The article explains that in American culture, conflicts between teens and parents have increased recently. Parents have a hard time letting go of their children, especially their youngest. I want to learn to become independent and eventually gain independence from my parents as I become older. My parents and I share a different perspective on how independent I should be, and as a result, I am not capable of reaching my full potential. The relationship between my peers and I is also significant in my development. In adolescence, I am very susceptible to conformity. Conformity is changing my behavior to match the actions and responses of others around me. Culture emphasizes that my years in high school are supposed to be the best and most memorable years of my life. Conformity can prove this statement to be false. My years in high school will be the years that I will most likely conform to influences around me more than any other time in my life. The article made me realise the greatest challenge of high school, finding my own
In general, culture emphasizes that my parents are my mentors and guides throughout my life. The article explains that in American culture, conflicts between teens and parents have increased recently. Parents have a hard time letting go of their children, especially their youngest. I want to learn to become independent and eventually gain independence from my parents as I become older. My parents and I share a different perspective on how independent I should be, and as a result, I am not capable of reaching my full potential. The relationship between my peers and I is also significant in my development. In adolescence, I am very susceptible to conformity. Conformity is changing my behavior to match the actions and responses of others around me. Culture emphasizes that my years in high school are supposed to be the best and most memorable years of my life. Conformity can prove this statement to be false. My years in high school will be the years that I will most likely conform to influences around me more than any other time in my life. The article made me realise the greatest challenge of high school, finding my own