Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about how to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first cell phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed(被允许) phones until their thirteenth birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone. "He also said as a result(结果) his child often returned home from school complaining(抱怨), " All the other kids have it. I'm the only one without it, it's so embarrassing(尴尬).’’

Asked if he keeps passwords( 密码) to his son and daughters' e-mail and Face book accounts(账号), Mr. Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough’’.

Besides their wealth Mr. and Mrs. Gates, who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework after school and aren’t given much pocket money.

And in 2010 Mr. Gates said that he wanted to give most of his 61 billion dollars away rather than(而不是) hand it down, ‘’That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society, "he said.

Mr. Gates left(离开) Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart into charity.（慈善）During the Today Interview（采访）with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel as happy as Creating（创造）software.

‘’What you really feel is what you've achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it ---it lets them get their work down in better ways---that's exciting, "he explained.（解释）

In Western society, especially in the English-speaking world, the chance for young people to see the other countries and experience life is considered important. Many young people, when they finish school at the age of 18, take a gap year (间隔年) before they go to university.

Parents often want their children to grow up a little and see what the real world is like when they finish school. Although they are worried about their safety, many think that the advantages of independence (独立) and experience are worth the worries. Children are encouraged to be brave, independent and to explore (探索) the world on their own or with friends.

Young people also want to experience freedom and see what life is like on the other side. This other side could be the other side of the world or just the other side of life. For example, if they have a rich life, they may want to see how people in poor areas live.

A gap year after school is also an important chance for young people to spend time thinking about what they want to do with their lives. A little bit of growing up and experience will help them make their important career (职业) decisions, especially when they are unsure about what they want to study.

Another reason for going straight after school is to get a break from studying before they start the next few years of university. So anywhere you travel in the world, you will meet young European people exploring the world.

So much of the world has been travelled and explored. The young people are now looking for more worthy experiences. Some of them work as volunteers to do something for the country they are visiting. Many gap year volunteers are now spending a few months teaching English in Thailand, helping feed giant pandas in China or building a well (井) in a village in Africa.

These young people’s wish to explore the world is an expression of the values of the societies that they are part of. Both discovering the world and making a positive (积极的) difference in it are important parts of the Western mind.

On January 27, in order to win the New Pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued (公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before February 17. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.

However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect children’s studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.

In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台) , where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.

It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection (感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization. At the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.