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       If though, that if we cross out the underlined sections, as shown      While physical changes do cause some of the changes parents see, a
below, the summary becomes much more focused on ideas, while still            nurse Utzman-Nichols interviewed states that teenagers' lack of secu-
giving us an accurate picture of what the author was arguing for.             rity about their place in society and their tendency to see themselves as
       In her article, «Surviving the Teen Years,» Lynn Utzman-               «the center of the universe,» are larger factors in their outbursts at
Nichols proposes ways for parents to cope with the «emotional rol-            home. Teenagers often show their emotions most openly at home be-
lercoaster» their adolescent children ride through their teen years.          cause that's where they feel they can be the most unguarded. These
Physical changes such as the onset of menstruation do cause some of           emotions also come about because adolescents are caught between two
the changes parents see. For example, a nurse Utzman-Nichols inter-           worlds – that of the child and the adult. They feel like they don't belong
viewed recalled how a friend's daughter seemed to have «PMS for               in either place; that they are alone. Parents should be aware, Utzman-
three years.» However, this same nurse said that teenagers' lack of se-       Nichols says, that they are not really the cause of the emotions, just an
curity about their place in society and their tendency to see themselves      easy target to throw them at. It is hard for parents to not feel put down
as «the center of the universe,» are larger factors in their outbursts at     at such times, but they should strive to not get caught up in responding
home. Teenagers often show their emotions most openly at home be-             to the child's emotion. Instead, parents should put off talking with the
cause that's where they feel they can be the most unguarded. Utzman-          child about the issue until everyone is calmer.
Nichols also interviewed a doctor who said that These emotions come                  Notice how this summary is very repetitious. It mentions in three
about because adolescents are caught between two worlds--that of the          different ways that adolescents are not sure of their place in the world.
child and the adult. They feel like they don't belong in either place; that   Repetition of ideas is often used in original source material to clarify a
they are alone. Parents should be aware, Utzman-Nichols says, that            statement or give examples, but it should be avoided in a summary.
they are not really the cause of the emotions, just an easy target to         Also, this summary includes details such as the fact it was a nurse the
throw them at. It is hard for parents to not feel put down at such times,     author interviewed and why children feel more free to be emotionally
but they should strive to not get caught up in responding to the child's      out of control at home, neither of which is a main point of the passage.
emotion. Instead, the doctor she interviewed advised parents to become        Both the repetition and the extraneous details make this summary too
«deaf» during arguments, and tell their children they'll talk about the       lengthy. In fact, it is close to the same length as the original passage. A
problem at a later, calmer moment.                                            summary should always be more concise than the original source mate-
                                                                              rial. The following summary is a good example of a concise restate-
      5. Concise Summaries                                                    ment of the passage's ideas.
       While a paraphrase may often be as long or even longer than the               As Lynn Utzman-Nichols argues in her article, «Surviving the
passage being paraphrased, an effective summary should be more con-           Teen Years,» parents can cope with the moodswings of their adolescent
cise than the original source material. In order to be more concise, fo-      children by understanding the emotional causes for the changes and
cus on main points only, avoid including the examples or descriptive          keeping their cool even while their teenagers lose theirs. Although
details given in the original source, make direct statements, and avoid       hormones do contribute to some of the changes parents see, Utzman-
repetition.                                                                   Nichols feels that worries about their place in society are a larger factor
                                                                              in causing stress for teenagers. Parents should understand that the rea-
      Example of Too Lengthy Summarizing                                      son their children sometimes lash out at them is because they are
                                                                              frightened and unsure of themselves. She urges them not to take their
      In her article, «Surviving the Teen Years,» Lynn Utzman-                teenager's anger personally, but to remain calm and postpone talking
Nichols proposes ways for parents to cope with the «emotional rol-            about the source of the anger until a calmer moment arrives.
lercoaster» their adolescent children ride through their teen years.
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