There’s nothing in the world that can compare to a mother’s love. 【小题1】 Keeping in contact with your mother is not just good for Mom, but it turns out that maintaining a close relationship with your mother is good for you at any age and stage of life.

It reduces stress.

A study showed that talking to your mother can reduce stress. 【小题2】 Besides, a strong relationship with your mother can help you feel less worried. Most adults say that their connection with their mother has had a positive influence on them.

It increases your confidence.

【小题3】 Low confidence can make everything feel more challenging. But keeping in touch with your mother, who is your biggest fan and supporter, can remind you how important it is to believe in yourself. A healthy relationship with your mother can positively impact how you see yourself.

It tells the truth.

Being in touch with your mother is often an opportunity to share your thoughts and feelings. 【小题4】 This experience, provided by someone who loves and supports you, can be the key to helping you figure out how to take the next best step in your life.

It does you a great deal of good.

A strong parent-child relationship is the key to promoting children’s success. Children learn language skills in conversations with their mothers. A positive mother-child relationship is also good for children’s future work. Even with all the pressures and things you face as an adult, it remains important to keep in touch with your mother. So, pick up your phone and call your mother right now. 【小题5】

Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told Michael that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a distant prison. His behaviour had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.

When he was set free, he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn’t want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.

As the train neared his hometown, his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder. “There it is,” he said, his eyes filled with sudden tears. “It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons.”