【新地平线英语】（第二册）停止溺爱你的孩子(2/6)

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        家长为什么要给孩子们那么多的东西，或者要给孩子们他们买不起的东西呢？我认为有几方面的原因。。。
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Why do parents give their children too much, or give them things they can't afford? I believe there are several reasons.
One fairly common reason is that parents spoil their children out of a sense of guilt. Parents who both hold down full-time jobs may feel guilty about the amount of time they spend away from their children and, as accommodation for being away so much, may attempt to compensate by showering them with material possessions.
Other parents provide too much because they want their children to have everything they had while growing up, along with those things they pined for but didn't get. Still others are afraid to say no to their children's endless requests for toys for fear that their children will infer they are unloved or will be made fun of if they don't obtain the same toys as their friends have.家长为什么要给孩子们那么多的东西，或者要给孩子们他们买不起的东西呢？我认为有几方面的原因。
一个颇为常见的原因就是父母亲们出于内疚而溺爱孩子。两人都是全职工作者的父母也许会因为不能常常和孩子在一起而感到内疚。他们可能想通过给孩子们大量物质的东西作为对他们的补偿。
还有一些父母给孩子买这买那，是因为他们想让孩子拥有他们自己童年时所拥有的每一样东西，以及那些他们过去想得到而未能得到的东西。还有一些家长不愿拒绝孩子们永无休止的买玩具的要求，是因为他们害怕孩子会认为父母不爱他们，或者害怕如果他们得不到和小伙伴们相同的玩具会被人取笑。