最近有一道作文预测，蛮有意思哒：题目如下 -

Task 2 In many countries today, people in cities either live alone or in small family units, rather than in large, extended family groups. Is this a positive or negative trend?

这题不禁让人联想到刚刚放开的 “二胎” 政策，以及盛行的独生子女家庭。随后，冒出来一个词，不是虎妈，而是直升机父母。意思是像直升机那样，在孩子的头顶盘旋、跟踪、监察。使得孩子过于溺爱，同时也对孩子的生活和问题也过于关注。

A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child's or children's experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover overhead, overseeing their child's life. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_parent)。

可以说，现在携笔上考场的绝大多数考生，都是独生子女。对这种小家庭模式的利弊，应该最后话语权。

Pros – children receive more parental attentionand educational, can develop self-esteem. tend to have higher school and personal achievement levels; lower financial costs of maintaining a household; easier for parents to combine careers with family life; stress level is lower because of fewer conflicts and less rivalry.

Cons - parents easily can become overprotective and indulgent; child may have fewer opportunities to meet other children or to develop a senseof independence. pushed to overachieve, self-centered and undisciplined.

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