Happy family

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Happy family
The 27th of February, 2008

• The magazine about family for families

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From our staff

• Today we present you the first issue of our
  magazine Happy Family. We hope that our
  magazine will help You to learn a lot of new
  information about relations between different
  generations. We will help you to come to right
  decision of Your problem. And reading our
  magazine You should remember that the family is a
  HAPPINESS!

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Our Happy Family

• Editor-in-chief
• Simankova Lidia
• Deputy editor-in-chief
• Makarenko Alice
• Agony Aunt
• Blankova Yana
• Designer
• Scherbakov Stanislav
• Picture editor
• Serebrova Tatiana
• Correspondents
• Zorya Alexandra
• Vasilieva Margarita

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Generation Gap

• Generation gap will always exist, because
  a lot of things are different between teens and
  their parents tastes, manners, behavior.
• Teens often have lack of privacy, because
  their parents want to know what they are up to. A
  lot of children complain that parents are always
  nagging when they do badly at school. But its
  not very difficult to achieve the understanding
  in the family.
• At first, parents should give to their
  children more freedom. But at the same time dont
  let them keep everything secret.
• Teens should understand that parents love
  them and worry about their children. Tell parents
  about your study and friends and they wont
  worry about you so much.
• Different tastes are also a big problem.
  And parents should let teens wear and listen to
  what they want.
• And dont forget that you should respect
  each other because it is the most important thing
  to make a happy family.

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Teenagers Problems

• What do teens worry about? What are their
  problems nowadays? Just have a look at the
  following list
• Relations with classmates
• Relations with teachers
• Bad habits (smoking, drugs, alcohol and even
  caffeine addiction)
• Marks and final results in school and sports
• Lack of self-confidence and individuality
• Even school uniform! They want to see bright
  colours instead black and white

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Shout!!! It is our first issue of the magazine,
but some people who need advice, have already
written their letters.

• Dear Agony Aunt!
• I write because I cant live this way anymore.
  Constant conflicts with my parents, eternal
  quarrels with my friends, unhappy love, bad
  relationship with my classmates make me really
  upset. Im only sixteen and sometimes I feel that
  something bad will happen with me. Sometimes when
  I cant suffer any more I have a strange thought
  about suicide or something like that. But then I
  understand it will really upset my relatives and
  it stops me. I dont know what to do. I know you
  can give good advice, which will help me to solve
  my problems. HELP ME! You are my last hope!
• Agony Aunt
• I see your problem is very complicated. But you
  should understand that the main person, who can
  help you, is you. You should look at yourself
  from another point of view. Try to imagine, that
  you are another person, watching you. It will be
  easier for you to find your problems. May be your
  unhappy present is connected with some events of
  your past. May be you just dont have a real aim
  of your life, your hobby. You should find
  something that is really interesting for you.
  Also you should be more communicative with other
  people. Who knows may be they could be your best
  friends one day. And try not to conflict with
  your parents. It will be easy, if you remember
  that someone loves you.

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Shout!!!

• Dear Agony Aunt
• I am a usual teenager, who lives in traditional
  family. There is a serious relation to education
  in our family. As many teenagers I would like to
  do crazy things, Id like to miss my school
  lessons, to have fun with my friends, Id like to
  be always in the center of attention. But my
  parents dont understand it. We have some
  disagreements. They want me to come home in time,
  to do my homework, to clean our flat. I know that
  they want to bring me up properly, but I also
  want to do teenagers things. I always do what
  they want, I study well and regularly go
  training. I dont have any bad habits, I dont
  drink alcohol and I dont smoke. Many teenagers
  often make silly things, dangerous for their
  health. My dream is to live without parents
  care, I want to be independent. I want my parents
  to stop control me so much. I think that I can
  solve many problems by myself and I dont need
  their help.
• Agony Aunt
• You should show your parents that you are have
  grown up enough. Be more responsible, do what
  they tell. It is hard, I understand. But only
  this way your parents can understand that you are
  responsible and independent. And it will be
  easier for them to give more freedom, to let you
  doing what you want, when they are sure that
  their son is so responsible and everything is ok
  with him.

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This is our readers letter about family values
and traditions. And it is the first letter which
we decided to publish. Thank you, Dasha!