Timing
Start your chefs early.
Actually, starting young is the key. When toddlers beg to help fold laundry or wash the car with us it’s easier to send them off to play so we can get the job done ourselves. But this is exactly the time to foster a child’s natural helpfulness.
It’s also a powerful way to promote positive development in all sorts of areas. Research shows that children who participated in household tasks starting at age three or four were more likely to succeed in adulthood. I’m talking big success like educational completion, meeting career goals, and maintaining good relationships with family and friends. Even I.Q. scores had a weaker correlation with success than giving children early responsibilities.
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Young children clamor to be included. When a preschooler begs to help prepare dinner, he doesn’t want to play with cooking toys, he wants to participate in the real work that’s taking place. It slows us down to let him cut fresh mushrooms with a butter knife, but a child recognizes his contribution toward dinner. He’s also more likely to eat it.
新托福寫(xiě)作萬(wàn)能素材重點(diǎn)搭配和句子摘抄：
help fold laundry ： 幫助折疊衣服
wash the car :洗車
send them off to ：打發(fā)孩子去
to foster a child’s natural helpfulness：培養(yǎng)孩子幫助別人的天性
It’s also a powerful way to promote positive development.
這是一種促進(jìn)正向法陣的強(qiáng)大方式。
were more likely to succeed in adulthood：更有可能在成年之后成功
educational completion, meeting career goals, and maintaining good relationships with family and friends：
完成教育、達(dá)到職業(yè)目標(biāo)、維持好的家庭和朋友關(guān)系
had a weaker correlation with success ：
跟成功的關(guān)系比較弱
help prepare dinner： 幫助準(zhǔn)備晚餐
participate in the real work ：
參加真正的任務(wù)(比如各種家務(wù))
slows us down ：放慢我們的速度
recognizes his contribution toward dinner：認(rèn)識(shí)到自己的對(duì)于晚餐的貢獻(xiàn)
適用的題目：
Children should spend most of their time studying or playing; they shouldn't be required to help the family with household chores, such as cleaning and washing.