Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Parents ___(1)___ instead of guiding them, actually end up coming in their way of self-discovery.
According to Bhagat Rajput, consultant, Manipal Hospital in Delhi, independence is essential ___(2)___, but mostly it’s the generation gap between the children and the parents that acts as a barrier. “This gap is obvious because each of them grows up in two separate historical times and cultures, impacting the views, values and tastes. ___(3)___ with parents acting as guides to adolescents and increasing communication and understanding in the relationship,” Rajput told IANS.
Struggling for personal independence, 23-year-old Delhi based Muskan, said: “Parents putting barriers at every step harms more than it helps. This is the time ___(4)___ and want to make our own mistakes. Parents think they’re advising or helping us, but too much interference is not really good.”
The researchers recommend parents support the teens if they can’t solve the problems ___(5)___ . Parents should also establish specific milestones and create opportunities to guide their teens in gaining experience and confidence while reaching those goals, they said. According to researchers, one quarter of the parents surveyed admit they are the main barrier to ___(6)___ teen’s independence as they don’t take the time or make an effort to give them more responsibility.
Adapted from https://www.hindustantimes.com/sex-and-relationships/most-parents-are-barriers-to-teens-independence/story-PIRLP4IXFkr00mo2RpWUhK.html