1. A crush is when the teenager feels smitten by a compelling person who captivates their attention for good or ill. The different types of crushes are romantic crushes, identity crushes, and celebrity crushes. "...identity crushes and romantic crushes. In both cases, the teenager feels smitten by compelling person who captivates their attention for good and ill. A third kind is the celebrity crush..." ( paragraph 1).
4. The author suggest that parents should respect children s' crushes and not criticize or dismiss them. " This why parents need to respect an adolescent crush and not dismiss or put it down" ( paragraph 2).
Discussion Question:
1. I agree with Dr. Pickhardt's views on crushes because everyone goes through the crush stage as a teenager. Yes, I have experienced what Dr. Pickhardt has described.
2. The advantage of having a crush is you have the chance of admiring someone you may look up to. However, the disadvantage is your parents may not approve of your crush or the person you are crushing on , may not be who you think they are.
4. The experience of having a crush shape a person because having a crush gives a teenager an idea of what type of person they want to be in a relationship with , when they are old enough to date and what traits they may or may not like their significant other to have.
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