Although teenagers nowadays are wealthier, more secure and healthier, they are less joyful. I believe this is because of the pressure that parents put on their children, and they must take steps to mitigate these problems.
There are two major reasons why children are less satisfied nowadays. Firstly, many parents spend too much time working --> on works to ensure that their children will lead a fuller life. However, Parents usually do not realize that children will not be happy if they do not receive regular interaction from their parents. --> Therefore, those parents who don’t have enough time to interact regularly with their children tend to indulge children so much by luxury presents. As a result, children are gradually familiar with material lifestyle and easy getting angry with everything. Secondly, many parents expect their children to excel in every fields, and this puts too much pressure on children. For instance, if some children do not bring a straight A to home, they will be blamed, or in the worst scenario, be punished. --> If school students cannot get A mark or great achievements in their learning, parents will blame due to their laziness and give them some punishments. Therefore, the teenagers struggle with all these pressures --> the teenagers must always struggle their best in order to get parent’s targets and might not find pleasures in their life.
However, there are several actions that parents could do to increase their child’s happiness. Firstly, parents should spend more time with their children rather than just give them a fuller life. They can do simple things like eating --> having dinner together, or it is easier to give them hugs and kisses before they go to school. By doing this, the children will feel valued and loved, and they will be more secure and joyful. A second measure would be for parents to reduce expectations of their children. In other words, parents must know the true abilities of their children and pay attention to their own interests in order to advise them to follow the parent's direction. Thus, children may do what they really like, find joy in learning, and --> .In addition, when they achieve something, they will consider that as a motivation to move on.
In conclusion, parents should understand that a fuller life does not give their children happiness, but they do. In my opinion, only if parents truly lend an ear to their children, can the children have a memorable childhood.