Notlongafterthetelephonewasinvented, Iassume, acallwasplaced. Thecallerwasaparentsaying, “yourchildisbullyingmychild, andIwantitstopped!” Thebully'sparentreplied, “youmusthavethewrongnumber. Mychildisalittleangel.”
Atrillionphonecallslater, theconversationisthesame. Whenchildrenareteasedortyrannized, theparentalimpulseistograbthephoneandrant. Butthesedays, asstudiesintheU.S. showbullyingontheriseandparentalsupervisiononthedecline, researcherswhostudybullyingsaythatcallingmomsanddadsismorefutilethanever. Suchcallsoftenleadtoplaygroundrecriminationsanddon'treallyteachourkidsanylessonsabouthowtonavigatetheworldandresolveconflicts.
Whenyoucallparents, youwantthemto “extractthecruelty” fromtheirbullyingchildren, saysLauraKavesh, achildpsychologistinEvanston, Illinois. “Butmanyparentsareblownawaybytheideaoftheirchildbeingcruel. Theywon?tbelieveit.” Inarecentpolice?departmentsurveyinOakHarbor, Washington, 89% oflocalhighschoolstudentssaidtheyhadengagedinbullyingbehavior. Yetonly 18% ofparentsthoughttheirchildrenwouldactasbullies.
InanewU.S.PTAsurvey, 5% ofparentssupportcontactingotherparentstodealwithbullying. Butmanyeducatorswarnthatthoseconversationscanbemisinterpreted, causingtemperstoflare. Instead, theysay, parentsshouldgetobjectiveoutsiders, likeprincipals, tomediate.
Meanwhile, ifyougetacallfromaparentwhoisangryaboutyourchild'sbullying, listenwithoutgettingdefensive. That'swhatLauraMcHughofCastroValley, California, didwhenacallertoldherthatherthen 13-year-oldsonhadspitinanotherboy'sfood.Hersonhadconfessed, butthevictim'smom “wantedtomakesuremysonhadn'tgivenhersonanastydisease,” saysMcHugh, whoapologizedandpromisedtogethersontestedforAIDSandotherdiseases. Sheknewthechanceofcontractinganydiseasethiswaywasremote, butherpromisecalmedthemotherandshowedMcHugh'ssonthathisbadbehaviourwasbeingtakenseriously. McHugh, founderofParentsCoachKids, agroupthatteachesparentingskills, sentthemomthetestresults. Allwerenegative.
Remember:onceyoumakeacall, youmightnotlikewhatyouhear. Ifyouhaveanitchydialingfinger, resisttemptation. Putitinyourpocket. ［419 words］
1.Theword “bullying” probablymeans______.
［A］ frighteningandhurting ［B］ teasing
［C］ behavinglikeatyrant ［D］ laughingat
2. Callingtoabully'sparent.______.
［A］haslongexistedbutchangeditscontent ［B］isoftendonewithcarefulthinking
［C］oftenleadstoblamingandmisunderstanding ［D］isusedtowarnthechildnottodoitagain
3. AccordingtothesurveysintheU.S., _______.
［A］ bullyingamongadultsisalsorising
［B］ parentsarenotsupervisingtheirchildrenwell
［C］ parentsseldombelievebullies
［D］ mostparentsresorttocallingtodealwithbullying
4. Whenbullyingoccurs, parentsshould_______.
［A］ helpthebullingchildgetridofcruelty ［B］ resorttothemediator
［C］ avoidgettingtooprotective ［D］ resistthetemptationofcalling
5.LauraMcHughpromisedtogetthebulliedboytestedfordiseasesbecause________.
［A］ hersonconfessedtobeingwrong ［B］ shewasafraidtoannoytheboy'sparent
［C］hewaslikelytobeaffectedbythesediseases［D］shewantedtoteachherownsonalesson
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| psychologist | [sai'kɔlədʒist] | 想一想再看 n. 心理学家 |
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单词psychologist 联想记忆： 源于：psyche（n 心智；精神） |
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| impulse | ['impʌls] | 想一想再看 n. 冲动，驱动力，倾向，心血来潮 |
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单词impulse 联想记忆： im进入，pulse推－在内心推－冲动 |
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| resolve | [ri'zɔlv] | 想一想再看 n. 决定之事，决心，坚决 |
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单词resolve 联想记忆： solve作为词根有溶解和解决两个意思。 |
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| affect | [ə'fekt] | 想一想再看 vt. 影响，作用，感动 |
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单词affect 联想记忆： af一再，fect做，力求－力求使人做－影响 |
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| futile | ['fju:tail] | 想一想再看 adj. 无效的，无用的 |
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| affected | [ə'fektid] | 想一想再看 adj. 受影响的，受感动的，受疾病侵袭的 adj. 做 |
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单词affected 联想记忆： 受到好的affect影响就充满爱affection，受到不好的影响affect就学会假装affected |
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| resist | [ri'zist] | 想一想再看 v. 抵抗，反抗，抵制，忍住 |
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单词resist 联想记忆： re反，sist站－反站－反抗 |
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| mediate | ['mi:dieit] | 想一想再看 adj. 居间的，间接的 v. 斡旋，调停 |
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单词mediate 联想记忆： med中间，I，，ate吃－我在两人中间吃饭－调停他们之间的矛盾 |
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| overwhelm | [.əuvə'welm] | 想一想再看 vt. 淹没，打击，压倒 |
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单词overwhelm 联想记忆： over在……之上+whelm推翻→翻过来→压倒;泛滥 |
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| supervision | [.sju:pə'viʒən] | 想一想再看 n. 监督，管理 |