Who influences teenagers?
"Teenagers" means people from 13 to 19 years old. Although they are young, they have to make many important choices by themselves. They need to think about questions like these: Should I go to college? What kind of job do I want? However, other people also influence their choices. Who influences teenagers? Teenagers were asked this question and here's what they said.
It depends on the kind of choice. When teenagers buy things, friends are the most important influence. This is especially true for clothes and music. TV shows, advertisements and parents also influence teenagers. In more serious things, parents are probably the most important influence. Some teenagers say it's best to regard both parents and friends as influences. James, a seventeen-year-old boy says he's "just a crazy man". He also says, "Parents are really important because they can tell you what's right and wrong. "
But teenagers also feel they need to make their own choices. As one teenage girl said, "If our parents don't let us make our own choices, maybe in the future we don't know how to do it. "And they feel friends can often be a big help, especially because friends sometimes know more about their situation(处境) than their parents do.
Do you depend on parents or others when you decide what to do or how to do it? Whoever you depend on, the correct choice is the most important. Your future is in your hand.
