在美国,从孩子呱呱坠地之日起,他就被当作一个独立的人看待,而不是父母的附属品。因此,在美国最常用于孩子身上的一个词就是“尊重”———尊重孩子的观点、选择以及要求。当然,如果尊重变成放纵,对孩子也是百害而无一利的。美国父母对孩子的尊重是有原则的。他们虽不勉强孩子 In the United States, from the day when a child is born, he is treated as an independent person, not as a parent’s accessory. Therefore, one of the most common words used in children in the United States is “respect” -respecting children’s perspectives, choices, and requirements. Of course, if respect becomes indulgence, it will do no good to the child. American parents have the principle of respect for their children. Although they do not force their children