9.Praise good effort, not intelligence
鼓励孩子多尝试,不要只注重结果
Your kids may be smart, but you should focus your praise on the effort they put into succeeding at tasks.Kids who are praised on intelligence often feel it is a fixed trait, and mistakes or failures severely hurt their self-confidence.Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning, and are not afraid of a challenge, or to fail and try again。
孩子们可能很聪明,但是父母更应该注重对孩子们完成任务时所作出的努力给与鼓励。如果父母总是在孩子们获得成功时才给与鼓励的话,孩子们会认为 这是一种固定的模式,任何错误或者失败都会打击到他们的自信心。被父母鼓励多尝试的孩子更多地注重学习,也不怕挑战和失败,他们会一次次的尝试。
10.Learn a second language
学习一门外语
Early studies in this field have preliminarily shown that bilingual kids can focus better under pressure and focus better on relevant information.Research is being done still, but many argue that the peak of language learning ability ends before puberty.It has been shown that young children can learn new languages with nearly perfect fluency and pronunciation。
这一领域先前的研究表明,会说两门语言的孩子在压力环境下更能集中精神,对于相关信息的专注度也更高。相关方面的研究还在继续,但是许多人认为,语言学习能力在青春期前达到顶峰,而后就保持在固定的水平。还有证据表明,孩子学习起新语言来会非常流畅,发音也更为准确。