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1、The“OnlyChild”Generation   ThemajorityofChinesefamiliesnowhaveonlyonechildsincetheone-childpolicyhasbeeninplacefornearly20years. Bytheyear2001,therewasalready240million“onlychildren”,whichisaboutthepopulationoftheUnitedStates. Inthenextcoupledecades,the“onl

2、ychildren”generationwillbecometheelite(精英)ofoursociety. Nooneknowshowmuchheorshewillchangetheworld.   Astheonlychildinthefamily,heorshereceivedmoreelaborately(苦心经营地)attendance,sometimes,evenindulgence(放任). Parentsalwaystryhardtofulfilleachofhisorherrequests

3、. Thosechildren,whoarecalledas“littleemperor”,areinthedangerofbeingspoilt,overpamperedandself-centered.   Asthecenterofthefamilies,thekids,withoutanysiblings(兄弟),stillfeellonely,whichistheoriginofmanykindsofpsychologicalillness. Neithertheparentsnortheclass

4、matescantakeplaceoftheroleofbrothersandsisters.Seemsthe“onlychildren”arestillnotreadytotaketheirresponsibilities. Someelder“onlychildren”hasalreadygraduatedfromuniversities. Buttheystillcan’tbeindependentfromtheirparents. The“onlychildren”usuallyrequirelong

5、erperiodtoseasonthechangeintheircareer,becausetheywerebroughtupinamoreshelteredandmoredependent第2页共2页environment.   Whentheirparentshavebeenretired,acoupleof“onlychildren”willhavefourparentsandevenmoregrandparentstolookafter. Itwillsurelybeadisasterifwedon’

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