Sheldon Is a 17-year-old student at Caledonia Senior Secondary School. He likes Tae Kwon-Do and skiing, not necessarily in that order, and hates “artificial music’... whatever that is.

I’m 16 and I want to set my own curfew hours. I’ve got.a job and I’m not doing that bad in school but my parents are totally against it. Why?

, — Anonymous

The obvious place to get the answer is from your parents.

-They’re the ones who made the ‘decision in the first place and I’m

quite sure they can give you their reasons. But if you've tried this route and you’re still not satisified, try thinking of things from their perspective.

Parents are often called upon to make decisions they find difficult to justify or explain to their kids. But they know from their own experience that they’re right. Most often these decisions are based on two things: their own teen years and the fact that they love you and don’t want you to make any serious mistakes.

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easy to understand.. But often, though, the second is seen by teenagers as nothing more than petty interference in their personal lives, lives they feel quite certain they are capable of controlling themselves. The problem when you’re a teenager, though, is that you lack the first part of the equa- tion... experience.

You have the right to question your parents decisions but at the same time you have a responsibi- lity to trust their judgement. If you feel they’re being unfair tell them what you think... and then listen to what they say. If you're reallly honest in this process you may find it difficult to argue with their reasoning. At the same time, though, you might get your own point across and find you are able to negotiate a better deal.

One word of warning. If you're going to talk to your parents about this there’s one little snag you should be prepared for. It’s a little

thing called trust. You may think, or know, you can be trusted to always make the right decisions when you're on your own. But in fact your parents really don’t have any way of knowing for sure. Most often they have to rely on memories of when they were young themselves and for a parent this can get a little scary at times.

So don’t let yourself get hung up on this tittle detail. Just remember that trust is something you carn, not a gift, and if a part of your parents reasoning turns out to be a matter of their trust for you, ask them (and yourself) how you can earn a little more. Life’s not all that bad if you learn how to nego- tiate a little middle ground and live by the rules.

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