If you've ever been to a social gathering, you might feel awkward and uncomfortable. While social gatherings can be very enjoyable, especially when you are surrounded by people whose company you enjoy, there are social events that you sometimes find yourself wishing you were someplace else. Such occasions can sometimes be the cause of much anxiety and self-consciousness. You may even feel like everyone else is having a good time except for you. Yet the truth is that everyone has felt shy and awkward on occasion. One of the best ways to overcome self-consciousness or get past your feelings of shyness at social gatherings is to focus on the people around you. If you can remember that other people might also be feeling awkward or shy, you might find the thought of speaking to them less overwhelming.
The next time there is a social event you feel nervous about attending, you may want to try this exercise: Spend some time with your eyes closed and breathe deeply. When you feel ready, create your own zone of comfort by visualizing yourself surrounded in a warm white light that is protective yet accepting of others. Imagine people at the event being drawn to you because of the open and warm feelings that you are showing. When you arrive at the event, take a moment to spread this same light of loving acceptance to everyone around you.
Smile and greet people warmly. Try going up to someone who is standing alone and introduce yourself. When you show acceptance and openness, people can't help but respond to you in kind.
Focusing on how we can make other people at a social gathering feel at ease can help us forget about our own insecurities. The next time you attend a social gathering, invite people to join you in your zone of comfort that you have so lovingly and intentionally created. Let yourself enjoy being encircled in the warmth of their friendships.
【小题1】In the author's opinion, people feel awkward at a social gathering becauseA.the atmosphere is unpleasant | B.they don't like the people there |
C.they are too proud to talk with others | D.they may feel they are different from others |
A.introducing | B.persuading |
C.imagining | D.forcing |
A.invite some friends | B.arrive ahead of time |
C.talk with others nonstop | D.be open and warm to others |
A.How to make a good impression on others. | B.How to feel at ease at a social gathering. |
C.How to prepare for a social gathering. | D.How to make friends with others. |
How to Teach Kids About Emotions (情绪) and Feelings
By teaching kids about their feelings and emotions, it opens up a whole new world for them. It’s like Helen Keller. In the movie Helen Keller, there’s an amazing scene where she learns that water has a name. Her world completely opened up.
Teach songs that talk about feelings
You probably know this one already—maybe even sang it yourself as a child or to your child, but there’s a great song called If You’re Happy and You Know It!
Explain other people’s emotions
Children are ego-centric (以自我为中心).
Use pictures or emojis (表情符号)
Another great way to teach children about feelings and emotions is to use pictures and emojis. I recall that on one of my visits to the hospital. I noticed different little emoji faces on a board from which a patient could choose to express their pain level.
Your children are watching you all the time. They’re like a camera. They pay very close attention. So, if your child sees you throw your phone across the room after a heated conversation, it’s noted.
A.Monkey see, monkey do! |
B.That can be done with children. |
C.The child believes that it is their mistake. |
D.They believe the world revolves (旋转) around them. |
E.Always know your feelings and how to express them. |
F.This is a good song to teach children about happiness. |
G.Here are some examples of ways in which you can begin teaching kids about emotions and feelings. |
It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child’s level of cognition (认知). There are some other important ways we shape our kids—particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words. For example, we can say to a child “Don’t run into traffic!” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situations, because they know what to do, and aren’t scaring themselves with what not to do.
Actually, it is all in the way the human mind works. When we think, we automatically practise. For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn’t be able to do it. When a child is told “Don’t fall off the tree,” he will think of two things: “don’t” and “fall off the tree”. That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind. A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off. So it is far better to use “Hold on to the tree carefully.”
Clear, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things. Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words. So parents should make their commands positive. “Sam, hold on firmly to the side of the boat” is much more useful than “Don’t you dare to fall out of the boat?” or “How do you think I’ll feel if you drown?” The changes are small but the difference is obvious.
Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we instruct them with our words, so it pays to be positive.
【小题1】Why do we choose positive words when giving kids commands?A.To help them to learn in different situations. |
B.To instruct their own behaviors. |
C.To guide them to imagine the picture. |
D.To improve their imagination. |
A.A child will act on what is instructed. |
B.One won’t think of a blue monkey when given money. |
C.A child will surely fall off the tree when told not to. |
D.One can’t help imagining what is heard. |
A.How do you think I’ll feel if you get hurt? |
B.Don’t walk on the grass. |
C.Stay on the sidewalk until it’s safe to cross. |
D.Don’t you dare to walk through the red light? |
A.Positive instructions guide kids | B.Praise makes kids confident |
C.Right instructions keep kids safe | D.Clear commands make kids different |
When a child is told he is “uncool”, it can be very painful. He may say he doesn’t care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But these are simple ways to handle sadness by pretending it’s not there.
Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn’t matter!” Children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “I’m going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school.”
If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child’s popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.
There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider “super”. When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.
What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.
【小题1】A child who has been informed of being “uncool” may ______.A.care nothing about it | B.pretend to get hurt very much |
C.develop a sense of anger | D.do something uncool on purpose |
A.seeing the child as the teacher’s favorite |
B.offering the child chances to show his good qualities |
C.forcing other children to make friends with the child |
D.asking the child to do something for partners |
A.Inviting children’s friends to family activities is good for them to make friends. |
B.It’s only teachers’ work to make children popular. |
C.Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often. |
D.Children don’t care others’ comments on them. |
A.Who Care About Unpopular Children |
B.Why Some Children Are Unpopular |
C.What Good Qualities Unpopular Children Have |
D.How an Unpopular Child Can Be Helped |
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