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第十一版 人文风采

HOW FATHERS SHOULD RAISE KIDS

Weneed to acknowledge that every child is a unique individual and treat him/her as such in his/her journey to adulthood.

我们在孩子的成长过程中,要始终将他们当作独一无二的人。

 

In many healthy families, fathers demonstrate one common characteristic: Sacrifice. These fathers love and spend ample time with their kids even when they’d rather be doing something else. They talk and play with their kids when part of them just wants to watch sport or read the newspaper. They deal patiently with their kids when they incessantly err. Fathers are also leaders, but they have just as critical a role to play in the lives of their kids, beyond carrying the mantle of leadership.

 

在许多健康的家庭中,父亲常常会牺牲自己过去看球赛看新闻的时间,来陪伴孩子聊天玩耍。除了爱护陪伴的关系之外,父亲也是很重要的领导者。

 

When I finally became a father to my three lovely daughters, I was avid to master the role of being a provider. To bestow my kids with exorbitant with gifts or toys and give them money to buy stuff. Now that I can afford to do that for my three daughters, I have since realized that my kids need more than just earthly those material things. They need my TIME. The more time I spend with my girls, the more I realize that I am actually blessed to have them and they can talk to me about almost everything (i.e. concerns, aspirations and their goals about life). Spending more time with my girls also means that I can inculcate good values like how to respect themselves, their surroundings as well as other human beings. So I value the time I put aside to spend with my daughters than any other thing. It is priceless!

当我终于成为我三个可爱的女儿的父亲时,我很乐意掌握作为提供者的角色。用礼物或玩具赠送我的孩子,并给他们钱买东西。我意识到我的孩子们不仅仅需要那些物质上的东西,她们还需要我的陪伴。我的女儿们会和我谈关于生活的所有事情(关心,抱负和目标)。我也可以向女儿传达正确的价值观,比如尊重。我珍惜与我的女儿一起度过的时间超过任何其他事情。这是无价的!

(NBHIS  MabihiShuping)