【ItwasalovelydayattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboyagedaboutfourapproachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtotheground.“I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileand】

ItwasalovelydayattheparkandStellaBianchiwasenjoyingthesunshinewithhertwochildrenwhenayoungboyagedaboutfourapproachedhertwo-year-oldsonandpushedhimtotheground.

“I’dwatchedhimforalittlewhileandmysonwasthefourthorfifthchildhe’dshoved”shesays.“Iwentovertothempickedupmysonturnedtotheboyandsaidfirmly‘Nowedon’tpush.’”Whathappenednextwasunexpected.“Theboy’smotherrantowardmefromacrossthepark”Stellasays.“Ithoughtshewascomingovertoapologizebutinsteadshestartedshoutingatmefor‘discipliningherchild’.AllIdidwaslethimknowhisbehaviorwasunacceptable.WasIsupposedtositbackwhileherkiddidwhateverhewantedhurtingotherchildrenintheprocess?”

ProfessorBrendonWhiteofMonashUniversitysays“There’sanideathatchildrenarethepropertyoftheparents.Weseeourchildrenasanextensionofourselvessoifyou’resayingthatmychildisbehavinginappropriatelythenthat’ssomehowacriticismofme.”

Inthosecircumstancesit’sdifficulttoknowwhethertoapproachthechilddirectlyortheparentfirst.“I’dgotothechildfirst”saysAndrewFullerauthorofTrickyKids.“Usuallyaquietreminderthat‘wedon’tdothathere’isenough.Kidshavefinelytunedantennae(直觉)forhowtobehaveindifferentsettings.Andbringingitupwiththeparentfirstmaymakethemfeelneglectfulwhichcouldcauseproblems.

Ofcourseapproachingthechildfirstcanbringitsownheadachestoo.”ThisiswhyWhiterecommendsthatyouapproachtheparentsfirst.“Raiseyourconcernswiththeparentsifthey’rethereandaskthemtodealwithit”hesays. “Menmightfeeluneasyaboutdealingwithotherpeople’schildrenandfeelnervous.Anewsetofconsiderationshasbecomemostimportantaspartofthedebateabouthowwehandlechildren.”

56.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shoved”probablymean?

A.playedwith B.pushed C.watched D.gotcloseto

57.Whentheboy’smothercameoverStellaBianchiexpectedherto___________.

A.makeanapology B.quarrelwithher

C.disciplineherownboy D.takeherownboyaway

58.Whatshouldonedowhenseeingotherp