Fear of Severe Weather
Why it’s common:
Because instances of severe weather are few and far between, children don’t have much experience of how to react.
How to overcome it:
“Make sure they know what to do if the severe weather happens,” Begotka said. Do this by making a map of the house with directions of what to do and where to go.
Dealing With Scared Kids
Pediatric psychologist Andrea Begotka and clinical psychologist Kathleen Longeway offer tips on how to handle a scared child:
l The key to overcoming a fear is gradual exposure. This means you shouldn’t pressure your child into engaging with their fear immediately, but do so little by little, and at the child’s pace. This is the way to help overcome fears of clowns, spiders, dogs, etc.
l Children model their parent’s behavior. When a child sees you acting calmly in a scary situation, he or she will learn to react the same way.
l A security object can be used for multiple fears.
l A fear becomes a phobia when the fear interferes with your child’s day-to-day functioning, or if it causes excessive anxiety. If you’re concerned, discuss it with your child’s pediatrician.
【Grammar on the go】
….you shouldn’t pressure your child into engaging with their fear immediately…
to pressure someone into doing something
to make someone feel they must do something and they can’t say no
Ex:
The saleswoman was trying to pressure me into buying her products.
When a teenager struggles with peer pressure, it means he has friends or classmates who are pressuring him into doing things he doesn’t want to do.
【Chat room】
eager、anxious 都可以表達渴望h
但anxious帶有憂慮、不安的成分
anxious是和anxiety相關的
如果你很迫不及待的想見到你的朋友，你應該說：
I’m eager to see my friends.
而不該用：
I’m anxious to see my friends.
除非你對見到朋友這件事感到焦慮
【Key word】
Few and far between 很少、不常發生
This kind of job offer is few and far between. You’d better grab this opportunity.
這麼好的工作機會很少，你最好要把握住這次機會
Exposure 暴露、接觸
Early exposure to all kinds of music styles helped this child become a natural musician.
Intense exposure to the sun can cause severe sunburn.
大量的暴晒在陽光下可能會引起嚴重的晒傷
Phobia恐懼症
Miranda has a phobia of mice. She gets hysterical when she sees one.
Miranda對老鼠有恐懼症，她看到一隻老鼠就會歇斯底里。
Claustrophobia 幽閉恐懼症
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