RaisingChildren(美式教养观)Thejobofraisingchildrenisatoughone
Childrendon'tcomewithaninstructionmanual
Andeachchildisdifferent
Soparentssometimespulltheirhairoutinfrustration,notknowingwhattodo
Butinraisingchildren-asinalloflife-whatwedoisinfluencedbyourculture
Naturallythen,AmericanparentsteachtheirchildrenbasicAmericanvalues
养育孩子是件伤脑筋的差事,孩子们并不是生下来就附有说明书的,而每个孩子又都不尽相同,所以有时候父母们真是挫折地扯光了头发,还不知该怎幺办
然而以教养孩子而言,就像生活中所有的事一样,我们的行为都受文化的影响,因此,美国父母很自然地会教导他们的孩子基本的美国价值观
ToAmericans,thegoalofparentsistohelpchildrenstandontheirowntwofeet
Frominfancy,eachchildmaygethisorherownroom
Aschildrengrow,theygainmorefreedomtomaketheirownchoices
Teenagerschoosetheirownformsofentertainment,aswellasthefriendstosharethemwith
Whentheyreachyoungadulthood,theychoosetheirowncareersandmarriagepartners
Ofcourse,manyyoungadul