Aftercommutingcookingdinneranddoinghouseholdchorestheaverageparenthasjust30minutestodevotetotheirchildrenintheeveningsaccordingtoanewstudy.Oneinfourworkingparentsworrythathalfanhoursimplyisn’tenou

　　Aftercommutingcookingdinneranddoinghouseholdchorestheaverageparenthasjust30minutestodevotetotheirchildrenintheeveningsaccordingtoanewstudy.Oneinfourworkingparentsworrythathalfanhoursimplyisn’tenoughwhilealmosthalffretthattheyaren’tagoodenoughparentduringtheweek.

　　Howeverparentingexpertsbelievejust12minutesadaymaybeenoughformothersandfatherstofullyreconnectwiththeirchild—aslongastheyasktherightquestions.ChildpsychologistDrClaireHalseysaidaskingaseriesofopen-endedquestionscanhelpimproveparents’relationshipwiththeirchildren.

　　Amongthequestionsrecommendedintheresearchare:“Howmanytimeshaveyousmiledtoday—whatmadeyoulaugh?”;“Canyouactoutwhatyoudidatbreaktime?”;“Whoistaller—mummyoryourteacher?”and“Whatarethenamesofthetoysyouplayedwithtoday?”Parentsofolderchildrenareadvisedtostartupaconversationwith:“I’vegotagreatstoryforyoubutIwantoneinreturn…youfirst!”or“Tellmesomeschoolgossip…I’mallears!”

　　DrHalseyworkingwiththemakersofRibenaPluswhocommissionedtheresearchsaid:“Thereisnooneastoughontheirownparentingskillsasaparent—butthisstudyshowsthereisnoneedforparentstobesoharsh.It’shardforworkingparentstojugglealltheirresponsibilitiesanditcanfeellikeguiltissimplyaparent’slot—butit’sabsolutelynot.Byusingclevertacticssuchasalittlepreparationalongsideuseofopen-endedquestions—suchas‘Tellmewhatthebestbitaboutyourdaywas?’—parentscanreducethetimeworryingaboutchoresandworkandspendmoretimelearningabouttheirchildren’sday.”

　　小题1:TheunderlinedwordreconnectinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto________.A．discussB．communicateC．understandD．combine小题2:AccordingtoParagraph1almosthalfoftheworkingparents________.A．canspareonlyabouthalfanhourtobewiththeirkidseverydayB．spendtheirdaytimecommutingcookingdinneranddoinghouseholdchoresC．worrythathalfanhour’sstaywiththeirkidsisfarfromenoughD．fearthattheyaren’tagoodenoughparentduringtheweek