Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,
all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly
, he loaded his family into the car and
them to see family members in Canada with a
, “There are more important things in life than money.”
The
took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a
house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was
that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed (重复) their great-grandfather’s. What they
about was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through
times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (现象) reflects a growing
in telling tales, evidenced (证明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university
of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to
parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The
is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that
, “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited (适合) to the child’s
, and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is.
| 小题1: | | A．missed | B．lost | C．forgot | D．ignored |
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| 小题2: | | A．friendless | B．worthless | C．penniless | D．homeless |
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| 小题3: | | A．fetched | B．allowed | C．expected | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．hope | B．promise | C．suggestion | D．belief |
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| 小题5: | | A．tale | B．agreement | C．arrangement | D．report |
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| 小题6: | | A．large | B．small | C．new | D．grand |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．worried |
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| 小题8: | | A．talked | B．cared | C．wrote | D．heard |
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| 小题9: | | A．good | B．hard | C．old | D．modern |
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| 小题10: | | A．argument | B．skill | C．interest | D．anxiety |
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| 小题11: | | A．study | B．design | C．party | D．staff |
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| 小题12: | | A．provide | B．retell | C．support | D．refuse |
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| 小题13: | | A．trouble | B．gift | C．fact | D．trick |
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| 小题14: | | A．means | B．ends | C．begins | D．proves |
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| 小题15: | | A．needs | B．activities | C．hobbies | D．habits |
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