3、Parenting the adolescent does take a different approach than parenting younger kids. Looking back it seemed relatively easy. They were born itty-bitty so you could take control usually to keep them safe from harm, to teach right from wrong and begin to equip them with problem solving and relationship skills. But hey, remember when they were about two or three years old and they began to toddle(蹣跚學(xué)步) off and test your limits? This was normal child development and you soon trusted that your child wouldn’t touch the stove, muck about in the flowerpots or bite the cat.

      Adolescence is kind of similar in process to the two or three year old testing their limits. In adolescence though the test is more towards social limits: who they can go out with, when, where and for how long. Unlike the young child though, adolescence is nerve-wracking(傷腦筋) because now they are truly out of sight, the stakes are higher and your didn’t raise your kid for 13 years plus to see them get into trouble now. Also unlike the young child, your teen is no longer itty-bitty and you can’t simply tell them what to do.

      Parenting the adolescent requires extreme trust, patience and letting them take responsibility for decisions even when the consequences are not favorable. They do need to learn what the mantle of responsibility means during adolescence so that as adults they are suitably equipped to then carry on responsibly. No practice no mastery. Taking responsibility takes practice and opportunity.

      Difficult as it may seem, the parenting style has to shift from being the boss to being a consultant. Now, no one is saying here that there aren’t any rules, but they are more flexible and more subject to negotiation. When you were the boss, you simply told your young child what to do and you expected them to follow your wishes. Now as a consultant you are more in an advisory position and must rely on the judgment of your teen to choose correctly.

 

41. Who are the intended readers of the passage?

A. Adolescents.                               B. Parents .  

C. Educators                                   D .Bosses

42. In the first paragraph, the author gives the example of two or three years old to show that ________.

   A. parenting adolescents is quite different from parenting younger kids.

   B. parenting younger kids seems relatively easy.

   C. there are still similarities between parenting adolescents and younger kids.

   D. it is difficult to take control of kids about two or three yours old.

43. In the second paragraph, the author mentions _____ differences between parenting adolescents and younger kids.

   A. 2.                     B. 3                    C. 5.                    D. 6

44. It can be inferred from the text that ______.

   A. parents should let adolescents take responsibility for decision if the result is not harmful.

   B. adults are more suitably equipped to carry on responsibly.

   C. parents should provide opportunity for teens to practice taking responsibility.

   D. the adolescent whose parents are bosses tends to follow their parents’ wishes.

45. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

   A. the change of parenting style.

   B. the change of the boss’s way to treat his child.

   C. the change from being the boss to being a consultant.

   D. the change of adolescents’ attitude toward their parents.