【推荐1】Jackie Kennedy once said, “There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” But experts disagree on how to inculcate (灌输) this love of books into our children’s worlds.

The Michigan Health Lab shares a study in favor of keeping company with your toddler (学步期儿童) and reading an old-fashioned print book. Researchers observed interactions of 72 parents reading to their toddlers. According to the study, parents of children aged two to three years old interacted more with their little ones when the bedtime story was a traditional book, which is averse to a Kindle or other digital book formats.

In their scholastic reports, researchers suggest that digital book sessions with little kids are often more about the technology and less about the book. Print book interactions by contrast, focus purely on the story! Plus young children love things they can hear, see and touch.

However, when it comes to your elementary-school-aged reader, keep print story time an option, but don’t worry about introducing an e-reader as well.

University of Akron’s Digital Text Initiative director, Jeremy Scott Brueck, tested this theory by giving his preschool students a book to read. He found about one third knew all the words in the story. He then reintroduced the story with an interactive digital reader. After students read the book again, 54% were able to recognize the words in the story. Not only that, but Brueck found that students were really engaged because of the e-reader’s interactive features.

For people of all ages, human connection tower over both print and digital media. Reading with your children of all ages and spending quality time with them is the best way to ensure they are not only “reading ready” but that they also develop social and emotional skills, and self confidence. Every child is unique, so parents can experiment to find the best way to bond with their children over books.

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【推荐3】Not every kid can be a professional athlete, but they can learn the great life lessons from the following storybooks about sports.

Young Paulo Marcelo Feliciano dreams of becoming a super soccer player, but his little sister, to whom he teaches soccer moves every day, shines after a key player’s injury. Soccer Star teaches acceptance and celebrates Brazil’s diverse culture and the hope of the poor for a better future.

Tillie Anderson tore up her fancy lady’s dress and sewed herself a cycling outfit that had both good form and function. The tight-fitting get up allowed her to become a world champion racer when most women were admired for their graceful dancing, and proved long before Lance Armstrong that you didn’t need to be male to rule the cycling world.

Jim Thorpe was a native American who overcame discrimination to become one of America’s best athletes winning gold medals at the 1912 Olympics. He was also all-American and professional football player, and played professional baseball and basketball. So, he deserves to be your kid’s first sport hero.

Not only did Trudy Ederle win 3 Olympic medals at age 17, she was also the first woman to swim across the 20-mile English Channel. And she did it in world-record time, challenging 1920s conventions that expected women to stay at home. The next time your kid says that some classmates of theirs shouldn’t be allowed on their team, tell them to talk to Trudy.

【推荐1】The story begins at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. Derek Redmond was a short-distance runner for Great Britain. He was so thirsty for a medal although he’d had five surgeries (手术), including one on his Achilles tendon (跟腱) with less than four months before the Games. His Olympic dream was dashed four years ago at the 1988 Games in Seoul when he tore (拉伤) his Achilles tendon an hour before the race.

Redmond’s dream of a medal in Barcelona in the 400 meters started off well, as he ran the fastest at first and won his quarterfinal. In the semifinals, Redmond charged out of the blocks and looked strong on the first straightaway. But shortly before the race’s halfway mark, his face wore an expression of pain and he held the back of his right leg: he pulled his tendon. He fell down to the track in pain, as the rest of the pack kept running. Alone on the track, Redmond stood and began jumping on his left foot—trying to finish the race. The crowd stood up and cheered as Redmond moved slowly toward the finish line.

Then a man turned up alongside the track: Redmond’s dad, Jim. Waving off officials who tried to get him off the track, Jim Redmond ran up to his son, putting an arm around his waist. Derek turned and cried on his father’s shoulder. Together, father and son walked the final meters of the race.

“I saw my son having a problem and it was my duty to help,” Jim Redmond said. “I actually went on the track to try to stop him suffering further pain. It was Derek’s idea. He asked me to get him back on the track and I offered him a shoulder to finish the race.”

The Olympic Committee called the finish one of the most inspiring moments in Olympic history.

【推荐2】Youth sports are going to teach young players a lot more than how to shoot a basketball or run faster.     1     These sportsmanship values are just as important as the development of athletic skills. Thus, coaches must drill positive values into children with strict athletic training. There are several important pieces of advice that should be kept in mind in coaching.

Promote integrity (诚实正直)

When it comes to young athletes, promoting integrity should remain at the forefront of every athletic competition.     2    . Never encourage athletes to perform morally or legally questionable actions during gameplay.

Encourage teamwork

One of the most important aspects of sports is the development of teamwork. One way is to encourage players to help their teammates who might be struggling or to work with kids who might be left out. Also, mistakes will present themselves as good opportunities for coaches to help build teamwork. But remember not to embarrass players by calling them out individually.     3    

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Sometimes players need to be singled out for poor displays of sportsmanship, lack of effort, or simply important teaching moments. However, never call out a player in front of other people. It is only natural that sometimes children’s emotions get the best of them or children lose focus and make silly mistakes. Coaches need to control their emotions and avoid yelling at a player in front of the team.     5     Instead, pull the player aside privately and politely explain what went wrong and how to correct it in the future.

【推荐3】To most of us, the Olympic Games are represented by the motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” Every four years, the best of the best in the world come together to compete on behalf of their countries. However, for most of the event's history, the modern Olympic Games were only open to amateurs, who took part for the joy they would receive from competing. Beginning in the 1980s, these rules were relaxed. Soon, most events were being dominated by professionals. While professional athletes like Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt may have achieved legendary status for their record-breaking times and medal counts, there have been other competitors who have stayed with us for very different reasons.

Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympic Games, said, “The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” One of the individuals who demonstrated the spirit of the modern Olympic Games was a man by the name of Eddie the Eagle, who won the right to compete on behalf of Great Britain in the ski jumping event at the 1988 Winter Games. Another such individual was the swimmer Eric Moussambani, who represented Equatorial Guinea in the 2000 Summer Games. While both of them scored far below their fellow competitors, they still managed to set national and personal records. They braved international embarrassment and did their absolute best, eating the respect of both their fellow athletes and viewing audiences.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have come and gone. Though there were no more “Eddie the Eagle” or “Eric Moussambani” moments, plenty of athlete have shown their spirit and won our respect. Dutch runner Sifan Hassan's bronze medal in the women's 1,500-meter final came after a violent fall during the preliminary round (分组预赛), which could have stopped her from qualifying. Oksana Chusovitina became the only female gymnast to have ever competed in eight Olympic Games, though she missed out on a place in the final.

In these trying times, the Tokyo stadiums were empty of cheering crowds. Instead, most competitors made up for it by cheering for each other, creating a warm atmosphere of sportsman ship. It felt like Tokyo was the first Olympic Games in a long while to have truly embraced the original spirit of the Olympics.