“隔代亲”带来的烦恼
2008-07-23
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“隔代亲”带来的烦恼
Grandparents- who'd have'em?
作者:英国《金融时报》专栏作家提姆•哈福德(Tim Harford)
2008年7月22日 星期二
我是两个孩子的母亲。我的父母偶尔会帮忙照料孩子几个小时,对此我非常感激。我的问题是,他们给孩子吃很多巧克力、薯片和冰淇淋。这不利于孩子的健康,不利于培养他们的举止,对我自己为了让他们吃些有营养的东西而做出的努力也没有益处。为什么祖父母们有着如此不同的价值观呢?我能不能做点儿什么来改变他们的想法?
F.M.,坎布里亚郡
亲爱的F.M.
这些症状很常见,但你对原因的诊断有误。你的父母并非有不同的价值观;他们有着不同的激励方式。正如你所推测的那样,垃圾食品策略的代价大多是长期的:孩子变胖、长蛀牙、拒绝吃更健康的食物。
相反,这种策略的好处——愉快的笑容、感激的亲吻、顺从地安静下来——都是短期的。对于临时照看者来说,这种策略是完全理性的。
你应该改变他们的激励方式,而不是与他们理论。不幸的是,做到这一点并不容易。你可以试着贿赂自己的父母,但威胁是没有用的,因为他们是在给你帮忙。
或许最佳办法是试着将照看孩子的时段安排得长一些。在设法让因为吃了太多糖而过于兴奋的3岁孩子上床睡觉之后,你的父母对于胡萝卜的优点将有一种全新的看法。
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Grandparents- who'd have'em?
By Tim Harford
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
I am the mother of two young children, and extremely grateful to my own parents for looking after them for a few hours now and then. My problem is that they stuff the kids with chocolates, crisps and ice cream. This is not good for the children, their behaviour and my own efforts to feed them something nutritious. Why do the grandparents have such a different philosophy, and can I do anything to change their thinking?脸上长红血丝怎么办化妆水遮瑕力好的bb霜评价怎样瘦腿最有效效果好的科学增高评价保湿面膜排行榜红血丝哪种眼霜好有效男士服装搭配最好的女性论坛日霜韩国面膜排行榜比较足部护理什么牌子好
F.M., Cumbria
Dear F.M.,
The symptoms are familiar, but you have misdiagnosed the cause. Your parents do not have a different philosophy; they have different incentives. As you surmise, the costs of the junk-food strategy are mostly long-term: the children become fat, their teeth rot and they refuse to eat more wholesome fare.
In contrast, the benefits – delighted smiles, grateful kisses, compliant silence – are all short-term. Their strategy is perfectly rational for temporary carers.
Rather than reasoning with your parents, you must change their incentives. Unfortunately, this is not easy. You could try to bribe your parents, but threats will be useless because they are doing you a favour.
Perhaps your best bet is to try to arrange for longer bouts of childcare. Your parents will have a fresh perspective on the merits of carrots after trying to put a three-year-old to bed in the midst of a sugar high.
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