What do we really mean by being open? Being open is a kind of invitation to others to come in, to speak and to share. It is important in letting others get to know how we think and feel. In this way we will be understood and accepted by others. If we aren’t open with others, we won’t fully believe in ourselves or others.
Here are a few ways for you to be more open. First, make your outside behavior the same with your inside feelings and thoughts. Second, share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third, try to change your questions into statements(陳述句) and talk in the first person so that people will understand you more easily. For example, you might say, “I feel happy that you’re here,” instead of, “Are you glad that you’re here?” Finally, try not to say, “I don’t know.” This usually means I don’t want to think about it any more.
Remember also that it is not suitable to be open with everyone in every situation. You may want to be more open with close friends, but not with people you don’t know well, because you are not sure how someone else will use what they know about you. Besides, some people may not be used to too much openness. If we say everything we feel or think to them, they will feel very uncomfortable at times.
In all, being open is a good way for us to get on well with other people, but we’d better keep the balance between being open and not being too open.

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With today’s busy lifestyles, many parents want to spend more“quality”time with their children. It’s the time that the family members have more 【小題1】c   to get to know each other.
Much of the child’s basic learning takes place when the whole family are together doing 【小題2】u   things, such as getting dressed, watching movies and talking about 【小題3】d   life.
Children【小題4】n   to know they are loved. The cry of children today is,“Love me for who I am, not 【小題5】w   I do. Love me for who I am, even when I am naughty.”This does not mean that you allow the child to do 【小題6】e  . What it does mean is that even though the child behaves badly, you 【小題7】should s   love him. By living in a family, children learn to share with others, 【小題8】c   for others, and how to love others. Children learn about trust (信任) from their parents. They learn trust from being trusted. When parents trust the child to do something on his 【小題9】o  , the child learns that he can do it.
To help children grow 【小題10】h  , parents should help them learn about life.