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What things do your parents do that annoy you the most? Or parents, have your children ever told you what they dislike about you? Here's what Gambian teens told us about their parents.#GirlZOffMute #DWAfrica #77Percent

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00:00What is the most annoying thing about your parents?

00:12Can I hear from you, Habie?

00:14When it comes to my mom, every now and then she'll be like, Habie, how's chores?

00:18And when it comes to my dad, academics.

00:21Because whenever I even score an 80, it's a problem.

00:25So every now and then, whenever I receive my papers, I first need to check them if there

00:30is anything that I can complain about before reaching home, because if not, it's going

00:34to be a big deal.

00:35Now can I hear from you, Mama?

00:37The most annoying thing about my mom, she always wants to make me cook whenever I want

00:40to go study and stuff like that.

00:42Now what about you, Ida?

00:44The most annoying thing about my mom is that she's always nagging me of cleaning my room.

00:48Why are you only talking about moms, moms, moms?

00:51What about dad?

00:52I want my dad always ready to make decisions for me, and I hate that.

00:57Okay, you want to be your own independent parent.

00:59Yeah, of course.

01:00Over to you, Mama.

01:02Do you feel more comfortable discussing certain topics with one parent over the other?

01:07Yes, mostly.

01:08Yeah, my mom.

01:09When it comes to general, like personal hygiene and stuff like that, I'd rather talk to my

01:13mom because she went through it and she understands it, like menstruation and stuff like that.

01:17She understands it more, so I'd rather talk to her about it.

01:20It's an absolute pleasure talking to you, girl.

01:22Thank you so much for your time.

01:24I appreciate it.

01:27What are the potential impacts on teenage girls' mental health when they have strained

01:33or distant relationships with their parents whom they idolize as role models?

01:37Oh, that has a lot of negative impact on their emotional and mental health.

01:44It's a time where they are trying to find out who they are, and as much as possible,

01:48they need that emotional connection.

01:50They need that guidance and that love and support from their parents.

01:54That connection is not actually there.

01:56It's going to leave them in a state of, let's say, fear, self-doubt, all this, so much negative

02:02emotions around them.

02:03So that's going to affect them as they're growing into adulthood.

02:06How can parents balance being role models whilst also respecting their teenage daughter's

02:11need for independence and autonomy in this crucial stage of development?

02:17This can be quite hard for some parents.

02:19Sometimes they may even want to decide what the child has to engage in.

02:22As much as you're being a role model to your child, it's important that you understand

02:26that your child is different from you.

02:28She has her own ambitions.

02:30It's important that you have that balance to give her the space to be able to make decisions

02:35and then navigate through life on her own as well, while being that constant support

02:40that she needs.

02:41Thank you so much for your expertise, ma'am.

02:44I truly appreciate it.

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