Are you the only child in the family? If so, you are the most important in your family. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. However, a lot of middle school students have a problem with their parents. 【小题1】 They don’t think their parents are fair (公平的) to them.

【小题2】 Others say their parents don’t let them play computer games when other classmates are playing that. 【小题3】 Some students even decide to leave home because they’re afraid to tell their parents that they do badly in exams. Then they think running away is the best choice. 【小题4】

Problems are parts of life. Here is some advice for you.

• Find a good chance to talk with your parents. 【小题5】

• Get help from others like good friends or teachers.

• Keep a diary to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings.

• Show your parents you’re growing up, and then they’ll feel you’re no longer a small child.

If you follow the advice above, you’ll have a happy life and never think of running away.

It is easier to go down the hill than to climb up the hill, so it is easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones. Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one being aware of（意识到）their danger. School boys first pick up little bad habits in the school and on the street. When they can’t write their lessons, they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling（赌博）, they want to gamble. When they get bigger, the habits become stronger and stronger, so that they can no longer get rid of（摆脱，除掉）them. From copying, they learn to steal, from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last they become distrusted（不信任） by everybody. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning.

Fights at school sometimes happen. But how can you keep away from a fight? Here’s something you can do.

Be calm. Sometimes, you feel so angry that you really want to teach somebody a lesson. But being everyone involved in (卷入) a fight will be punished, no matter who started it. There are no winners in a fight.

      ★     . If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack (袭击), turn toward the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say “stop” before walking away. Loud voice can usually make the attacker calm down. If the person doesn’t stop, cry for help by calling out the name of a teacher whose office is nearby.

Learn to refuse. Your friend may ask you to join in a fight. Learn to say no. Helping him fight is not really helpful to him. If you really want to give him a hand, try to ask him to give it up. Also, you can tell him if he gets involved in a fight, he may get hurt and be punished. Then, try to learn why he wants a fight and help him find a right way to resolve the problem.