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Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events? __________ Try these simple steps to improve your family’s communication skills.
1. Create opportunities for talking.
Make time for talking by reducing the number of activities your family is involved in each week. And if you do find yourself in the car running from place to place, make a point to turn off the radio, the cell phones and the personal game players, and use that opportunity to catch up on the day’s activities.
2. Insist on family meals.
In addition to bringing everyone together for a wrap-up of the day’s activities, insisting on a few standing family meals creates ritual and routine that kids come to expect and look forward to. __________
3. __________
Spending time with each of your children lets them know that are not getting lost in the hubbub of a busy day or large family. Older teens might enjoy going out for a hamburger or a latte at their favorite coffee place. Younger children often enjoy going to the supermarket, especially when you let them select their favorite cereal or special dessert.
4. Remember the 80/20 rule.
When trying to improve any relationship, listening is far more important than talking. ________ If you do verbally explode before your child is finished, apologize quickly and assure him or her that you’re now ready to listen.
5. Create family traditions.
_______ Family members come to expect and appreciate these traditions, seeing them as opportunities to come together as a unit. If your family is short on traditions, there’s no reason you can’t start some now.
A.Maintaining(保持) positive family communications benefits your family in so many ways. |
B.Lunches with aging parents keeps those relationships healthy, as well. |
C.Setting up a family movie night, attending religious services or visiting the same spot every year for summer vacation are all the examples. |
D.When it comes to family communication, listen four times longer than you speak. |
E. Go on individual dates with your children.
F. Use the family dinner table as an opportunity to share what’s going on in family members’ lives.
G. Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, especially for family communication.
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed time to time.Some ways of dealing with stress一like screaming or hitting someone一don't solve (解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps. the next time you are stressed:
(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk
To “trusted adult, such as “parent or other relatives.They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
(2) Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.
(3) Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. Even if you can't solve it all , you can solve a piece of it.
(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away,
especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make
your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster.
A.Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation. |
B.Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them. |
C.Different people feel stress in different ways |
D.Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone. |
E. You need to figure out what the problem is.
F. And don't forget about your friends.
G. Then, find a way to calm down。
Five steps to better handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure (压力)That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A.Ask for more advice |
B.Play games |
C.You’ve been writing since you were a little kid. |
D.Some kids press down really hard when they write. |
E. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
F. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
G. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。首先请阅读下列社会研究报告的文章标题及插图:
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Simple Way to Boost Marital Happiness? Say ‘Thank You’. ‘Thank You’goes a long way to keeping couples happy. |
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Dads Struggle to Find Work—Life Balance Working dads say work—life balance is hard to find. |
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What Workers Want From Their Bosses...Besides Money Money isn’t everything,and they need recognition as well. |
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Bosses Say It Is, Indeed,Lonely at the Top CEOs of public firms say they feel especially isolated. |
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Americans Say They are Healthy, But Not Wealthy Americans are evaluating the health of their personal finances with the same rigor as they do their physical health. |
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Higher Housework Burden Stresses Women Unequal employment and pay add to mom’s stressors,because they make her feel the need to do more housework. |
下面是这些研究报告的主要内容。请把相关的内容与它们的标题匹配起来。Work appears to be taking its toll on the relationship between dads and their families, a new study finds. CareerBuilder’s annual Father’s Day survey found that 22 percent of fathers say their work has negatively affected relationships with their children, while 26 percent believe their job has hurt relationships with significant others.
U.S.workers are looking for a little pat on the back,according to a new study.The latest Globoforce Workforce Mood Tracker revealed that more than half of employees would leave their current job to go work for a company that recognized their efforts. The research shows a direct correlation between recognition and retention.
It’s lonely at tile top, and CEOs know that better than anyone, according to a new poll.While being a CEO may come with prestige and financial benefits.a study by RHR International, a global executive talent development firm, revealed that the high, ranking position is often accompanied by isolation.
While women are doing less housework than they used to. they still take on the brunt of the household cleaning chores. New research indicates that this extra work stresses them out,and that stress worsens when there is salary or gender inequality present in the relationship. Though both men and women spend less time spent on domestic duties, women still take on a large amount of the work, studies show.
Saying “thank you” may be a simple way to boost marital happiness,new research suggests. This cycle of appreciation may also make for longer-lasting relationships.” Feeing appreciated by your partner influences how you act in your relationship, and how much you want to stay in that relationship,”study researcher told LiveScience.
How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:
_______ . Nancy Alguire, a teacher in Clifton Park, N. Y., was once painfully shy and had a hard time laughing. Then she married a circus clown (小丑). “I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls “One day I put on a costume and paint my face. That afternoon my whole life changed. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” ___
____ To this day, she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.
__________ It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy. Collect favorite cartoons and jokes. Also, keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life. “Good ideas come and go fast, you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.
Laugh when you need it most. “________ ” says comedian Bill Cosby. “And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might by, you can survive it,” he insists.
Gray Alan, a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota, claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain – because it comes naturally. _________ . Just remember: we are just here for a period, so get a few laughs.
A.You can soften the worst blows through humor. |
B.Mix with people who laugh. |
C.Practise the art of laughing. |
D.Keep a laughter file. |
E.He who laughs last laughs best.
F.But it’s also something that has to be developed.
G.People’s joy can affect those around them.
Paul: Sara, I've been looking forward to our yearly campout for three weeks. _____. Camping under the stars, this is the life.
Sara: Yeah, but Paul, _____. The weatherman said it was going to rain later tonight.
Paul: Ah, nonsense. Nothing can spoil our adventure. Those weather reports are never right.
Sara: ____.
Paul: Ah. Don't worry.
Sara: Paul. Paul. Did you remember to bring our raincoats just in case, like I told you?
Paul: Uh . . . no. I left them at home.
Sara: ______
Paul: How about playing a card game?
Sara: Uhh. I left them next to the picnic table. [Hmmm] Hey, you don't want me to go out in this rain and get them, do you?
Paul: No. That's okay. ___
Sara: Well, we could head down the mountain and stay at that hotel we passed on the way up, or go home.
Paul: Hmm, why don't we just make the best of it here and hope the weather clears.
Sara: That's a good idea.
A.Anditsaidtherewasachanceofheavywinds. B.I’malittleworriedabouttheweatherthough. C.Howmuchdoyousuggestwetakewithus? D.It’suptoyou. E.Whatarewegoingtodonow? F.It’sgoingtobeawonderfuldayforhikingtomorrow. G.Sowhatnow? |