交往是孩子的一种需要。其特点是:第一,孩子间的交往为进入成人社会做了准备。第二,孩子间的平等交往,能更好地交流思想和情感。这些特点是发展孩子社会性必不可少的途径。可是,近年来,我们看到邻里孩子的交往明显减少了。原因有:一是单元住宅或小独院减少了邻里和孩子之间的接触,二是旧的封闭家庭教育观念的影响使许多父母只重视知识的灌输,不重视对孩子交 Communication is a need of children. Its characteristics are: First, the interaction between children to enter adult society has been prepared. Second, children’s equal exchanges can better exchange ideas and emotions. These characteristics are essential ways to develop children’s sociality. However, in recent years, we have seen a noticeable decrease in the interaction between children in the neighborhood. The reasons are as follows: First, the residential units or Kodansha reduce the contact between the neighborhood and the children; second, the influence of the old closed family education concept has caused many parents to attach importance to the instilling of knowledge and not to the children