How Family Storytelling Can Help Kids To Really, Truly Know Their Dads.
讲述家族故事会帮助孩子真正地了解他们的父亲
Post published by Suzanne Gelb Ph.D., J.D. on Jun 04, 2015 in All Grown Up
米歇尔麦昆20岁的时候,他的父亲因突发心脏病离世。
In the throes of his grief, Michael realized: “There’s so much I don’t know about my father because he never told me — and I never thought to ask. Now it’s too late.”
米歇尔麦昆挣扎在痛苦中,他意识到:“关于父亲,有太多事情我不知道,因为他从未对我说过——而我也没有想过去问。现在一切都晚了。”
米歇尔麦昆想建立一个历史传记的网站,在这个网站提供一些工具帮助人们捕捉他们父母的故事和智慧,将这些故事和智慧传给下一代。
通过这个工作,米歇尔发现有五个问题是孩子们想问父母的,但是他们很后悔在能问的时候却没有问出口。
1.What is your greatest regret?
你最后悔的事情是什么?
2.What were your hopes and dreams as a child?
小时候你的希望和梦想是什么?
3.What would you like to see change in the world over the next ten years?
在未来的10年里,你希望看到世界有怎样的变化?
4.What was the most rebellious thing you did as a young person?
年轻的时候,你做过最叛逆的事情是什么?
5.What can you remember about your first kiss?
对于初吻,你记得些什么?
Or maybe your first kiss was an awkward, uncomfortable experience because you were kissing someone you didn’t even like out of a desire to be “cool” and “accepted.” That might be a “teachable moment” for your child on the importance of being true to yourself and not getting swept up in peer pressure.
或者,你初吻的经历很尴尬,很不舒服,因为你吻的人不是你喜欢的人,不是你觉得很“酷”或者你能“接受”的人。也许这正是一个“教育时间”,让孩子懂得做真实的自己的重要性,不要陷入到同辈带来的压力中。
Don’t be afraid to tell stories about moments where you failed, made a mistake, or learned something “the hard way.” The human brain is wired to learn through stories (link is external). What this means is when you tell your child a true story about your own life, whatever “moral” or “lesson” you want to convey will be absorbed more effectively than if you deliver that same lesson in the form of a “lecture.”
不要害怕讲述那些你曾失败的故事、犯错的故事,或者学习某事很“艰辛”的故事。人的大脑天生就喜欢通过故事学习。这就是说,当你给孩子讲述生活中真实的故事时,不管你想传达的是“道德品行”还是“经验教训”,都会很有效地被孩子吸收,相同的内容如果你用“演讲”的方式灌输给他们,效果则会差很多。