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It was a lovely day at the park and Stella Bianchi was enjoying the sunshine with her two children when a young boy, aged about four, approached her two-year-old son and pushed him to the ground.
“I’d watched him for a little while and my son was the fourth or fifth child he’d pushed,” she says. “I went over to them, picked up my son, turned to the boy and said, firmly, ‘No, we don’t push.’” What happened next was unexpected.
“The boy’s mother ran toward me from across the park,” Stella says, “I thought she was coming over to apologize, but instead she started shouting at me for blaming her child. All I did was let him know his behavior was unacceptable. Was I supposed to sit back while her kid did whatever he wanted and hurt other children?”
Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people’s children has become a hidden danger.
In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sister’s house it’s encouraged. I find myself saying “no” a lot when her kids are over at mine. That’s OK between sisters but becomes dangerous when you’re talking to the children of friends or acquaintances.
“Kids aren’t all raised the same,” agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University.” But there is still an idea that they’re the property of the parent. We see our children as a mirror of ourselves, so if you’re saying that my child is behaving improperly, then that’s somehow a criticism(批评) of me.”
In those situations, it’s difficult to know whether to approach the child directly or the parent first. There are two opinions.
“I’d go to the child first,” says Andrew Fuller, author of Tricky Kids. “Usually a quiet reminder that ‘we don’t do that here’ is enough. Kids have antennae (直觉) for how to behave in different settings.”
He points out bringing it up with the parent first may make them feel careless, which could cause problems. Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.
This is why White recommends that you approach the parents first. Raise your concerns with the parents and ask them to deal with it,” she says.
Asked how to approach a parent in this situation, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers: “Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Start with something like: ‘I know you’ll think I’m silly but in my house I don’t want…’”
【小题1】What did Stella Bianchi expect the young boy’s mother to do when she talked to him?
| A.Make an apology | B.Come over to stop her |
| C.Blame her own boy | D.Take her own boy away |
| A.It’s important not to hurt them in any way |
| B.It’s no use trying to stop their wrongdoing |
| C.It’s advisable to treat them as one’s own kids |
| D.It’s possible for one to get into lots of trouble |
| A.discouraged | B.hurt | C.puzzled | D.affected |
| A.Talk to them directly in a mild way | B.Complain to their parents politely |
| C.Simply leave them alone | D.Punish them lightly |
Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year -olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don’t ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人)may watch lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms
【小题1】According to the California study, the low-scoring group might ____________ .
| A.have had computers in their bedrooms | B.not be interested in math |
| C.be unable to go to college | D.have watched a lot of TV |
| A.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain |
| B.Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest |
| C.TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds. |
| D.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. |
| A.More time should be spent on computers. |
| B.TV sets shouldn't be allowed in children’s bedrooms. |
| C.Children should be forbidden from watching TV. |
| D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done |
| A.Computers or Television | B.Studies on TV and College Education |
| C.Effects of Television on Children | D.Television and Children’s Learning Habits |