Parents and Сhildren

a) listen; b) spoilt; c) mistakes; d) bring up; e) overindulge; f) gap; g) foundation; h) boundaries; i) teenage.

The role of parents is to protect and (1)... their children. They have to give them a good (2)... in order for them to acquire the proper skills of independance and autonomy.

Although children are bound to make (3)..., parents can encourage their children by setting a good example. In other words, for children to learn proper behaviour, parents will need to set (4)... for their children.
But parents should set limits with patience and understanding. It doesn't help that grandparents like to (5)... their grandchildren. And some children have been so (6)... that they develop destructive behaviours. For parents, the generation (7)... can lead to misunderstanding. But parents need to (8)... as well as teach.

Despite all of these things, children may become disobedient during their (9)... years and they will want to break free. But hopefully the parents will have given them enough of a foundation that they'll be able to develop individually.

 

to overindulge – надмірно захоплюватися, зловживати

bring up – виховувати

gap – прогалина

foundation – фундамент, основа

boundaries – межі, границі, кордони

to acquire – здобувати

to be bound – бути зобов’язаним

to encourage - підтримувати

to set a good example – наводити хороший приклад

spoilt – зіпсований

destructive - згубний, шкідливий

behaviour - поведінка

generation - покоління

lead to misunderstanding – привести до непорозуміння

although – хоча, незважаючи на

in other words – іншими словами

despite – незважаючи на

disobedient [disә ΄bidjәnt] - неслухняний

patience - терплячість