填空题

In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’’s (36)_________ of each new skill — the first spoken words, the first (37)_________steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often (38)_________to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be (39)_________to use a toilet too early, a young child might be (40)_________to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning (41)_________, he loses his natural (42)_________for life and his (43)_________to find out new things for himself. (44)______________________________________. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Other are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’’s owns happiness. As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. (45)________________________________________. Also, parents should realize that example is better than precept. "If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach, (46) ________________________________________. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.