Unit2RobotsⅠ
阅读理解Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild'slevelofconfidence
Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords
Forexample,wecansaytoachild“Don'trunintotraffic”
or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome
”Inusingthelatter,youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively,andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituations,becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren'tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo
Whydoessuchasmallthingmakeadifference
Itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks
Whatwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse(预演).Forexample,ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes,youwouldn'tbeabletodoit
Whenachildistold“Don'tfalloffthetree”,hewillthinkoftwothings:“don't”and“falloffthetree”.T