Managing Children’s Behavior During the Holiday Season
在放假期间如何管理孩子的行为
5 tips to keep the peace
5个建议帮助你维持和平
Posted Dec 21, 2015
This time of year, many families are preparing for a holiday vacation and their children being out of school for several days. Holiday vacations often bring about challenges managing behavior (even for the most well behaved child). Below are some suggested tips for managing behavior issues from the boystown.org .
每年的这个时候，许多家庭就开始为假期做准备，他们的孩子会放几天假。假期的到来常常也会带来管理孩子行为的挑战（挑战甚至出现在那些表现非常好的孩子身上）。以下是一些管理孩子行为的建议，来自于boystown.org 。
1. Give Your Kids a Voice and a Holiday Responsibility
给你的孩子发言权并且安排假期责任
Listen to your children’s suggestions about holiday activities they would like the family to do together. Make sure kids are a part of the season’s activities to increase the likelihood that they will want to participate in the family events.
倾听孩子关于假期活动的建议，他们可能想要整个家庭集体参与活动。确保孩子成为假期活动的一部分，这样可以增加他们想要参与家庭事件的可能性。
2. Encourage and Model for Your Children How to Enjoy the Holidays 鼓励并且给你的孩子树立榜样，教他们如何享受假期
Be more than a taxi-driver or an events director for your family’s Christmas festivities. When parents take the time to enjoy the holiday season, they model to their children the importance of togetherness while encouraging kids to take a part in the new family activity versus being spectators.
不仅仅是要做一个司机或家庭圣诞活动的领导者。当家长花时间享受假日的时候，他们也要给孩子树立榜样教会孩子家人在一起的重要性，同时鼓励孩子参与新的家庭活动而不要独自相处。
3. Praise Is a Powerful Present!
赞美是强有力的礼物！
Make a point of praising family members for their ability to cooperate and to participate in holiday activities. It will not be easy to get everyone on the same page, so when it happens, rejoice and praise it!
重视赞美，赞扬家庭成员的合作能力和参与假日活动的行为。使所有人达成共识并不是一件容易的事，所以当这件事情发生的时候，要感到高兴并且予以赞扬！
4. Don’t Try to Be a Holiday Super-Parent
不要试着在假期里做一个超级家长
Let kids know that there are certain responsibilities and traditions in the Christmas schedule that everyone is expected to participate in and take responsibility for, such as going to religious services, taking part in community service activities or helping with prep and cleanup after family meals and events.
让孩子们知道在圣诞节期间也有一些责任和传统，（大人们）期待每个人的参与并且负责，比如举行宗教仪式，参加社区服务活动或者帮助准备家庭聚餐和活动以及之后的清理。
5. Relax and Regroup Exhaustion
放松和重组疲惫
As stress can put a damper on the holiday season. Take some time each day to have the family relax a little and de-stress — especially after energy-zapping holiday activities.
压力在假期中可能会是一个挡板。每天花一些时间让家庭成员放松一下，减减压——尤其是在消耗精力的假日活动之后。
