ManyparentswhowelcometheideaofturningofftheTVandspendingmoretimewiththefamilyarestillworriedthatwithoutTVtheywouldconstantlybeoncallasentertainersfortheirchildren.Theyrememberthinkingupallsortsofthingstodowhentheywerekids.Buttheirownkidsseemdifferentlessresourcefulsomehow.Whenthere’snothingtodotheseparentsobserveregretfullytheirkidsseemunabletocomeupwithanythingtodobesidesturningontheTV.
Onefatherforexamplesays“WhenIwasakidwewerealwaysthinkingupthingstodoprojectsandgames.Wecertainlynevercomplainedinanannoyingwaytoourparents.‘Ihavenothingtodo’.”Hecomparesthiswithhisownchildrentoday:“They’resimplylazy.Ifsomeonedoesn’tentertainthemthey’llhappilysittherewatchingTVallday.”
Thereisonewordforthisfather’sdisappointment:unfair.ItisasifheweredisappointedinthemfornotreadingGreekthoughtheyhaveneverstudiedthelanguage.Hedeplores(哀叹)hischildren’slackofinventivenessasiftheabilitytoplayweresomethingbornthathischildrenaremissing.Infactwhilethetendencytoplayisbuiltintothehumanspeciestheactualabilitytoplay–toimaginetoinventtoelaborateonrealityinaplayfulway–andtheabilitytogainfulfillmentfromittheseareskillsthathavetobelearnedanddeveloped.
Suchdisappointmenthoweverisnotonlyunjustitisalsodestructive.Sensingtheirparents’disappointmentchildrencometobelievethattheyareindeedlackingsomethingandthatthismakesthemlessworthyofadmirationandrespect.Givingchildrentheopportunitytodevelopnewresourcestoenlargetheirhorizonsanddiscoverthepleasureofdoingthingsontheirownisontheotherhandawaytohelpchildrendevelopaconfidentfeelingaboutthemselvesascapableandinterestingpeople.
【小题1】Accordingtomanyparentsifthere’snothingtodothechildrenwould .
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