Do you know how to be street smart? Being street smart means【小题1】 (know) how to keep【小题2】 (you) safe from strangers when you are alone or with other kids. Whether you are walking to school, hanging out in the playground, 【小题3】 riding your bike in your neighborhood, being street smart【小题4】 (help) you stay safe. When you are street smart, you know your way around, you know what to do in difficult【小题5】 (situation) and you are able to “tread” people.

Imagine there is a baby walking around alone. 【小题6】baby couldn’t understand a “Don’t Walk” sign, wouldn’t know where【小题7】 (go) for help, and couldn’t find the way back home. What’s more, the baby might not know good people from bad people. She/ He would be【小题8】danger.

Thank goodness, you are not a baby anymore! You know your way around and you know the rules of the road. The【小题9】 (hard) thing to learn is how to deal with strangers. But if you learn and follow safety rules all the time, such as not to talk to strangers, you can be【小题10】 (real) street smart.

It is easy to get carried away in 【小题1】 argument. While 【小题2】(have) a reasonable conversation with someone who has a different opinion might seems like a challenge, it is possible. One way is to approach the other person【小题3】understanding. The Empathy (共鸣) Challenge is an exercise 【小题4】 (create) by Zoe Chance, senior lecturer at the Yale School of Management. At Yale, Chanice teaches a course called “Mastering Influence and Persuasion” where students learn to communicate【小题5】(effective).

In her blog, Chance explains 【小题6】 is important to listen to people who disagree with you. “As they explain their position, you listen for their hidden values. Finally, you look for common ground as you reflect those values back. That’s it. ”

Chance first took this challenge herself before asking her students to try. As she couldn’t understand why many people preferred 【小题7】(vote) for Donald Trump, she found three Trump’s voters and spoke with them.

Through asking questions, Chance was able to understand them and realize they had similar feelings. One man, an Orthodox Jew, 【小题8】 (explain) that he supported Trump because Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are Jewish. The next man was a Russian immigrant eager for freedom. The third was a lawyer 【小题9】 believed that honesty was important to political leaders.

Although Chance and those people had different political 【小题10】(belief), they were able to relate to the life values of others. And that’s the point of the exercise -to understand others as fellow human beings.

Teenagers’ physical changes may result in family 【小题1】(tense). On the other hand, it can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs, 【小题2】 can lead to a breakdown in your relationship.

Although sometimes it may seem 【小题3】(possibility) to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. The key to 【小题4】(keep) the peace is regular and honest communication. When you disagree with your parents, remember to take 【小题5】 minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from their point of view. Perhaps they【小题6】(experience) something similar and do not want you to go through the same pain. After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings 【小题7】(calm), listen carefully, and address their concerns. Through this kind of healthy discussion, you 【小题8】(learn) when to back down and when to ask your parents to relax their control.

Just remember that it is completely normal 【小题9】(struggle) with the stress that parent- child tensions create, and that you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. The good news is that this stormy period will not last. Everything will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you 【小题10】 adulthood.