Welcome to the Generation Gap: an area with an often stormy climate, and some interesting inhabitants - parents, for instance... and teenagers...

Bridging The Gap offers a funny and thought-provoking guide to the communication difficulties that can arise between parents and their teenage children. The video shows people from a wide range of backgrounds dealing with everyday situations. It demonstrates different ways of coping with changes in the family and stresses the importance of learning to listen and to negotiate.

Taking a positive outlook on young people and families, the video shows how a parent and a teenager can learn to see things from each other’s point of view. It is designed to provide an opportunity to talk more freely about real or potential areas of conflict. Developing communication and relationship skills in the family is known to help avoid crises such as teenagers leaving home prematurely or getting involved in crime. The program combines humor with a non-judgmental, non-stigmatizing approach, while acknowledging the seriousness of the problems many people face.

12 minutes
Audience: General

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