Parents and Children

Learning Objectives

Apply listening behaviors to improve comprehension of spoken English

Summarize content of spoken English conversations and speeches

Man holding one child on his hip and one on his shoulder. All are smiling and laughingParents and children are the core of family relationships.  The roles and expectations of parents and children may vary across different cultures.  There are many ways families are formed, the bond of love being what connects people in a family.

 

 

Key vocabulary

Adoption          Bond           Connect           Foster           Generations

         Maternal          Paternal       Secure            Surrogate       Unconditional

→Vocabulary Activities

video and audio content

Watch Julie Lythcott-Haims explain that parents should not focus on their children’s grades and test scores, but should offer their unconditional love.

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Listen to Michaeleen Doucleff discuss research surrounding families where children help with household chores.

How to Get Your Kids to Do Chores

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Listen to John Curtis speak to his 11 year old son about how they became a family.

John Curtis and John Wikeira