About ten days ago, I started to write an article on a parenting subject. I wish I could publish it. But in the days between the writing and the publishing, a(n) ______ thing happened. My article ______ the ______ art of walking to school was finished three days before an 8-year-old boy named Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn tried to walk home for the first time from his summer camp.

Today I will not describe the details ______ the Leiby Kletzky killing, except to point out the obvious fact that it ______ every parent who heard about it. What happened this week is one of the biggest reasons why so ______ kids walk to school now.

In ______, walking to school is a wonderful habit, which can teach children ______, ______ them to their neighborhoods and encourage physical activity. It's better for the environment, ______ traffic and is just generally the most fun choice.

____, many of us parents don't allow the habit, mentioning the problems of logistics(后勤) and distance. What we talk about less often is our fear. Maybe that's the ______ of the matter. Indeed, it is a(n) ______ reaction. But it is not a necessary one. What happened this week is extremely ______.

Separating out the fact from the feelings is a difficult thing to do. Very few of us were ready to breathe ______ about sending our young children ______ by themselves no matter what happened. We are far more worried now.

The good news is that we don't have to be. Those children who go to school by themselves ______ be escorted(护送) when the neighborhood forms a “walking school bus”. That's when designated(指定的) parents walk with groups of children from home to school. With the benefit of ______, it allows kids to enjoy one of the joys of childhood. It's an easy, ______ choice.

A walking school bus is a good idea that parents thought of. Proper measures are usually out there. Sometimes all they take is a little cooperation and some ______.

Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have ________ feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common ________ between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over ________ rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the ________. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for ________ the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.

The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different ________ to these problems. However, some approaches are more ________ than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but ________ clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s ________. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the ________ of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to ________ their actions.

Psychologists say that ________ is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should ________ to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may ________ their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and ________ each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.

Many people, mostly young adults, are struggling to get a job. The main reason is that they don’t have ______. Meanwhile, a lot of them ______ how they can even get that without a job. The answer is simple. Volunteer. Is your school ______ a little event for kids? ______ ! This will surely teach you organizational and communication skills that are ______ in the workplace.

I have heard many young adults ______ about how hard it is to get experience. It is ______ in front of you! You just need to ______ clearly what you are looking for. Personally, I ______ joining a school club or two. It’s a great way to ______ experience needed for jobs, where different ______ each teach something. You will learn how to be a   ______ if you are president of the club. The same ______ to vice-president. Being a secretary teaches you how to solve problems with little or no ______. The most important thing out of all these is that you will have to   ______ “customers”. It may not have been a real, ______ job that fits your financial needs, but you do get the feel of a work environment.

Another tip is: Don’t be ______ to get a job like working at a fast food restaurant, as you will eventually work your way up the ______. A lot of young adults dislike taking up such jobs, thinking they’re for people who _____ need a job. However, these jobs will help you to get a better one ______ what you’ve learned.

So, once again, get out there! Go to volunteer and look for internships(实习期的工作)!