高中英语作文：家长和孩子ParentsandKids

1、高中英语作文：家长和孩子 Parents and KidsMany parents who welcome the idea of turning off TV and spending more time with the family are still worded that without TV they would constantly be on call as entertainers for their children. They remember thinking up all sorts of things to do when they were kids. But t

2、heir own kids seem different,less resourceful, somewhat.When theres nothing to do,these parents observe regretfully, their kids seem unable to come up with anything to do besides turning on TV.One father, for example, says,When I was a kid, we were always thinking up things to do. We certainly never

3、 complain in an annoying way to our parents ： have nothing to do! He compares this with his own children today：Theyresimply lazy. If someone doesnt entertain them, they II happily sit there watching TV all day.There is one word for this fathers disappointment unfair. He deplores his children s lack

4、of inventiveness, as if the ability to play were something innate that his children are missing. In fact, while the tendency to play is built into the human species.Such disappointment, however, is not only unjust, it is also destructive. Sensing their parents disappointment, children come to believ

5、e that they are, indeed, lacking something, and that this makes them less worthy of admirationand respect. Giving children the opportunity to develop new re-sources, to enlarge their horizons and discover the pleasures of doing things on their own is, on the other hand, a way to help children develo

6、p a confident feeling about themselves as capable and interesting people.很多家长表示对关掉电视花更多时间陪家人表示赞同，这样他们 能够花更多时间陪孩子而不是看电视。当他们还是孩子的时候他们会 想到更多事情去做，但是自己的孩子似乎不同，有时候更少的足智多 谋。当没有什么可做的时候，家长们遗憾的是，他们的孩子除了打开 电视想不到任何的其他事情。例如，一位父亲说：“当我还是个孩子的时候，我们总是思考事 情要做。我们不会抱怨父母：“没什么可做”比起他们自己的孩子： “他们仅仅懒惰。如果有人不招待他们，他们将开心得一整天坐着看 电视。”有一个词能够形容这个父亲的失望，不公平。他谴责他的孩子缺 乏创造力，好像水平是天生的，他的孩子们玩失踪。事实上，玩耍是 人类特有的倾向。不过这种失望，不但是不公平的，也是破坏性的。感受到父母的 失望，孩子们开始相信，实