关于为人父母英语作文

为人父母英语作文

关于为人父母英语作文

Raising a child is not easy and the challenges of parenthood

have turned childcare advice into a multi-billion pound industry.

Books, magazines and television shows compete for credibility.

If your mother fed you only at the right time and ignored any

cries for more, she would have been applauded by Dr Frederick

Truby King. He was given a top honour in 1925 and credited with

reducing infant mortality in New Zealand.

Character building was something to be started at a young

age according to the stern doctor: he recommended no more

than 10 minutes of cuddles a day. The formative months were for

eating, sleeping and growing.

The stress on bonding was important for Dr Benjamin Spock,

possibly the 20th Century's most famous childcare guru. He

encouraged a touchy-feely approach to bringing up children, and

told parents to trust their own instincts and common n.

The Spock guide to parenting went mainstream in the 1960s

when mothers were getting ud to houhold appliances and

disposable nappies. It left them far more time for cuddling,

doting and pampering than most Truby King parents were likely

to have enjoyed.

In Britain, paediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott

helped to address some parents' n of guilt by promoting the

idea that it was OK not to be perfect. Occasional failure was not

just inevitable - it was part of the child's learning curve. He didn't

believe in tting regimes or even giving instructions. Winnicott's

philosophy was all about understanding, not admonishing.

But a new technique is gaining popularity. Some 21st century

children have to put up with the no-nonn approach of

professional nanny Jo Frost. This lf-styled Mary Poppins from

the reality TV show Supernanny has reached millions of viewers

across 47 countries.

For many parents, Frost is the inspiration for the "naughty

step" technique. Children who are misbehaving get a warning,

but if they carry on they have to sit on a step. After waiting one

minute for every year of their age they have to apologi for what

they've done.

The best measure of the success of each technique might be

how the baby has turned out. If you are good and happy, who is

to say your parents' method was wrong?