what are the misunderstandings adults have about teenagers?

Answer 1

Probably there are fewer of them than you'd imagine. I think it's safe to say that the vast majority of adults remember how it was being a teenager. That might be hard for a teenager to believe. All I can say is, you'll find out!

Answer 2

One of the misunderstandings that annoys me the most between us, teenagers, and adults is that
someone who has bad grades is automatically irresponsible, doesn't care about the work, doesn't care about their future, is super confused, is dumb, has no idea about life and would prefer to be at home playing games and masturbating.
Although this is what most of the teenagers do, being teenagers that they are, there are a few that just don't fit the system they were thrown into. And many are non conformists.
If someone drops out, that person is automatically considered a rebel, an inconvenient member of society, uneducated, no sense of direction, has no goals in life but to achieve temporary physical pleasure.
Again...although this is how most teenagers act nowadays, there are a few that are caught up in these stereotypes. I'm an example.
these misunderstandings exist because the school has no time, and money to get to know the students one by one, therefore thinking that they are all the same and the only things that make them different are the grades. And the parents believe that school is a daycare centre where they can drop their kids during the day.
It isn't.

Answer 3

Generally speaking, I think it is hard for adults to understand that teenagers are not as 'old' as they look. A six-foot young man or fully developed (physically) young woman can still be very young in emotional terms. And in the teen years, the emotions are a decisive factor in how that young person responds to the world.
Only when a teen gains a reasonable degree of self-control can they begin to be considered an 'adult'. Unfortunately, too many adults (in years) seem to skip over this area of development.

Answer 4

adults do not have misunderstandings, they just speak from their experience. as they are mature and have knowledge about every thing in life, they can understand and predict what we teenagers are upto at a particul;ar moment and they know us up side down..... hope u understand what i like to clarify here.......

Answer 5

I think the major one is that why some parents seem overly concerned and overprotective is that they feel the children will make the same mistakes as they did and the world will affect them in the same way it did them.

Answer 6

being open minded,after all i don't know one person that has ever bean perfect.and parents need to have a open relationship with them,talking and being open minded make a world of diffrence.

Answer 7

I think most adults think all kids are "up to" something, or the kids are untrustworthy.