1    is known to all is that a positive parent-child relationship is of great help to the growth of children both physically and     2    (mental), but keeping a healthy parent-child bond     3    (need) the efforts of both sides.

Parents should take the     4    (responsible) to improve their relationship with the children. Conflicts (冲突) resulting from lack of communication are really hard     5    (remove). So it matters to spend quality time with their children, no matter how busy they are, which can contribute greatly to     6    (make) their children feel safe and loved. For example, if parents and children often eat meals together, go to sporting events together or watch favorite TV shows together, the families are likely to be much happier than     7    with little communication. Children, on     8     other hand, should let their parents know they appreciate (感谢) what their parents     9    (do) for them in the past days or weeks. If possible, they can give their parents a gift on a special day or help with housework     10     a regular basis.

No healthy parent-child relationship is without conflict. But as long as parents and children make a joint effort, they can settle the conflict and enjoy their time together.

【推荐2】It seemed like any other day when Chantelle Lister set off to work at 7 a.m. It was the school holidays, so her       1     （daughter） Loren and Mollie, 17 and six, and 11-year-old son Charlie were sleeping in bed.

But within an hour, the family home in England caught fire. The fire started in the kitchen     2     smoke started filling the ground floor while the children slept.

    3     (thankful), the family’s dog Bailey rushed to their rescue. Despite the thick smoke, the four-year-old dog made       4     (he) way upstairs and kept barking and scratching (挠) at Loren’s door until she woke up.

    5     (struggle) to breathe, the teenager ran into other rooms. And she managed to get the     6     (frighten) children out through a bedroom window and onto a flat roof.

After successfully raising the alarm, Bailey went downstairs to try to get out. But he

“The firemen pulled Bailey out and tried to save him, but he was dead,” Chantelle says. “They put    8     blanket over him and I kept thinking, ‘That could     9     (be) one of my children.’ Bailey was so loving. The children wouldn’t be here    10     him. He’s my hero and I will be grateful to him forever.”

【推荐3】You know that everything changes, but you’re seldom prepared when it comes to your children.     1    years fly by, suddenly they’re teenagers. They’re all grown up with plans     2    their own.

At parents, we want to hold tightly to those precious and unforgettable     3    (moment) when she     4    (lose)her tooth and you were the Tooth Fairy, or when you bought his baseball glove and taught him with great patience     5    (hold) a bat. Your girl looks more like a young woman now; your son is becoming a man. If you’re fighting those changes, you may get tired. But if you welcome the changes    6     (merry), you’ll be young at heart.

Parents have to change, too---you can’t avoid it. It’s    7    (nature) for you to miss the years when they were cute and when you were     8    center of their world. As a courageous parent aware of the process of life    9    you’re involved in, you accept the changes and move forward in tears. Sometimes you’ll thankful that    10    (be) a teenager is not a permanent condition.

How do we help kids make wise choices about their money? Anne Kersten,     1     financial teacher in America, says that she starts it by opening an ongoing dialogue. Kersten leads two workshops     2     (design) for families. Both are values-based money management workshops     3     provide parents with tools and talking points on how to share, save and spend money     4     (wise). Children     5     (attend) the workshop receive either a blue piggy bank or a cash cache (贮存物).

Long before Kersten began teaching other people’s kids about wise money management, she had taught her own daughters. When her daughters     6     (be) only 4 and 5 years old, they each received a small allowance (零用钱) to learn how to share, save and spend. “Saving is important because it helps mentally prepare for long-term     7     (goal),” Kersten says, adding that her daughters knew they would be responsible for a part of their college fee. After spending a term     8     (study) abroad, Kersten’s elder daughter graduated     9     college last year. She used scholarships along with her savings     10     (help) pay her way. Kersten’s younger daughter saved enough to cover her fee and she will graduate debt-free in 2023．

Children are the apple of their parents’ eyes, but what will parents do if their children make mistakes?

Most kids like candies. The same is true of a little girl,     1     mother is very strict and makes it a rule that she can’t take any candies without her     2     (permit).

One day, when the mother was out, the girl decided to get some candies     3     (secret). Since she was not tall enough     4     (get) the candy box in the cupboard, she got a chair to stand on. The girl opened the box and took out     5     handful of candies. On hearing her mother opening the door, so nervous     6     (be) the girl that she fell down to the ground, with candies around.

Rather than comfort her crying daughter, the mother ordered her to stand up and clear the ground     7     (she). She said to her daughter seriously, “Today,     8     is because you’ve made a mistake that I punish you. If     9     (catch) doing this again, you’ll have no candies at all. I would rather you     10     (remember) my words.”

What do you think of the mother’s way of dealing with her daughter? Indeed, loving children doesn't mean spoiling them.