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媽媽可利用疊衣服或整理房間時，和孩子玩配對，如：「誰的上衣配上誰的褲子？」、「襪子有幾雙？」等，培養其觀察力與理解力。

Mothers can play matching games with their child when folding clothes or
cleaning. Mommy can ask her child which top goes with which pants or
have him count the pairs of socks to help with his concentration skills.

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加強孩子的空間觀念，父母對寶寶說話時，多用在「裡面」、「上面」、「下面」、「前面」、「後面」、「最上面」、「最下面」等詞語。

To improve a child's concept of space, parents can use adjectives such
as "in", "on", "in front", "in back", "on top" and "at the bottom" when
talking.

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告訴寶寶多注意聽聲音，如聽到草中的啾啾聲，就教他認識蟋蟀的鳴叫聲，池塘邊的呱呱聲便是青蛙的叫聲，機車發動、喇叭聲等等，都可刺激寶寶的聽覺。

Teach your child to be aware of the sounds around him. Teach him that
the chirping sounds in the grass are the sound of crickets. Tell him
that the "ribbit" sounds from the pond are the sound of frogs. As well
as nature sounds, you can also teach your child the sounds of the city.

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培養孩子思考能力，可以常和孩子玩躲貓貓的遊戲，讓孩子先思考要躲哪裡，利用什麼方式藏起來比較不被發現，然後讓孩子自己去實驗各種方式，引導他選擇最佳
方案。

To improve your child's thinking ability, play Hide and Seek with him.
This game gives him a chance to think about where to hide, and ways to
hide so that he won't be found. Have your child go through all the
different methods and help him find the best solution.

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經常向孩子問問題可以促進孩子的思考能力，但父母的問題若太難，超過孩子的理解能力，反而會讓孩子感到挫折而對學習失去信心。

Posing questions to your child will help his thinking ability. However,
if the questions are too difficult or beyond his comprehension, the
child may end up feeling frustrated and lose confidence in learning.

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給孩子零用錢可以幫助孩子培養理財觀念，但父母千萬不要把零用錢和做家事聯繫在一起，因為分擔家務是每個家庭成員的義務，更不要把零用錢當作獎懲的手段，
誤導孩子。

Giving a child an allowance can teach him the concept of money
management. However, avoid associating pocket money with doing
housework. Household chores are every family member's duty. As well,
never use pocket money as a form of reward or punishment which can
mislead a child.

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孩子有許多經驗的取得，必須在獨立面對及經歷各種嘗試錯誤的過程中去獲得，建議您可以讓孩子在安全的環境下獨處，即使他碰到挫折了開始吵鬧，家長可以用聲
音先安撫他，等到手邊的工作完成後再去抱他。

Give your child the opportunity to act and experience things
independently. Provide a safe environment for your child to play and let
him know you are near. Comfort him with your voice when he expresses
doubt or negativity and give him a hug when you are done with your own
work.

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現代父母常常因為忙於工作而沒有時間參予孩子的遊戲與學習，造成孩子「沒人陪我」的強力感覺，並藉由「不肯自己做」來引起父母的注意，只要父母多付出一些
關心滿足孩子的需求，情況就會慢慢的好轉。

At times, parents may be too busy to take part in their child's games
and learning. As a result, the child may feel alone. As well, he may
refuse to do things himself in order to get attention from the parents.
As long as parents give more attention and care to the child's needs,
such a situation will improve.

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帶孩子出外買玩具，父母可以依據孩子的能力事先和孩子約定，譬如先約好必須要用走的去玩具店，如果孩子半途要父母抱，就帶他回家。利用事件讓孩子體會「唯
有靠自己的努力，才可以達到心中想要的結果」。

Set the rules of behavior with your child prior to going out shopping
for toys. For example, a parent may ask the child to walk rather than be
carried during the trip. If a child asks to be carried along the way,
then the only place he'll be carried is home. Through experience, your
child will learn that achieving a goal will require his own efforts.

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父母平時要避免一些恐嚇性的言語，以免造成孩子錯誤的印象，例如常常威脅孩子「不乖就帶你去看醫生、打針」反而讓孩子誤解治療的意義，真正生病時就更不合
作了！

Avoid the use of threatening language which can mislead a child. For
instance, threatening to take a misbehaving child to see the doctor may
result in a sick child refusing to seek medical treatment.