Sharingcarstoworkisnotunusual.Butwhataboutsharingtimetoraisechildrentogether?InNingbocityofZhejiangprovinceinEastChina,youngmothersinthesameneighborhoodpooltheirchildrentogether,andsharetheresponsibilityofb
Sharingcarstoworkisnotunusual.Butwhataboutsharingtimetoraisechildrentogether?InNingbocityofZhejiangprovinceinEastChina,youngmothersinthesameneighborhoodpooltheirchildrentogether,andsharetheresponsibilityofbeingparents.
Spendingeverydaytogether,butnotfamilies-inthiscoastalcityofEastChina,threemothersaretryinganewwayofraisingtheirkids,bypoolingthemtogether.Amongthemothersarebothofficeworkersandhousewives.Theysaytheydosonotjustbecauseofthetightschedule.
Jiujiu'smothersaid,"Bykidspooling,wemeantocreateanopportunityforthekidstospendtimetogethersothatwecanobserveourkids,learnmoreaboutthem.Andthenwecandiscusshowtobetterbringthemup."
Thethreefamilieshavebeendoingsofortwoyears,inschooldaysandholidays.Theirchildrenhavegrownusedtoeachother'scompany,Chichi'smothersaid,"Mysonwasabitshy.We'vebeentalkinghimtobemoreactive,buthehardlychanged.Afterjoiningthekidspool,suddenlywefoundhimwillingtocommunicatewithothersnow.Whenwearenotthere,hehastorelyonhimselftogetalongwithhispals."
Generally,mothersspeakhighlyaboutthepooling.Themothersdescribethepoolingasbringingtherunningwaterintoaclosedpond.Itopensawindowtoadifferentworldforbothkidsandparents.Buttherearemomentswhenopinionsdiffer.Xiaoxiao'smothersaid,"Sexeducationforexample.Kidswillbecuriousaboutitwhentheyreachacertainage.PersonallyIwanttotalkwithmychildaboutit,franklyandsincerely.Buttheothertwomomsthinkitbetternottobringitup."Xiaoxiao'smothersayshersolutionistosharesomeparentingguidebookswithothermothersandletthemmakethedecision.
Theheadmasterofthekindergartenbelievessuchpoolingactivitiestestnotonlychildren,butalsotheparents.JinHongqing,kindergartenheadmastersaid,"Parentsneedtobetolerantandpatient.Theyshouldn'tplaytheblamegamewhenkidsfightwitheachother.It'sbettertoletthekidssolvetheissuebythemselves.Whattheycandoasparentsistocommunicate."
1.AllthefollowingaspectsarethebenefitsofkidspoolingEXCEPT___.
A.Itsavestimeandhelpsrelievemo