摘要
家长们时常要对孩子不可理喻的要求说“不”，而有时孩子对想要的东西又如此执著。面对小女儿央求了一年想要一只宠物鼠的愿望，作者决定不再简单粗暴地说“不”，而是尝试通过这件事让孩子学会理智地陈述愿望和讲述理由，学会承担责任，从而得到成长。
My eight-year-old daughter cornered me in the kitchen. ＂Daddy, I want a rat.＂ A rat. I saw beady-eyed, naked-tailed rodents the size of small dogs racing along subway tracks in my mind.2 She wanted one of those in our house？
出处
《英语学习》
2016年第2期24-26,共3页
English Language Learning
