A I don’t want you to be worried, but our son has some bad habits now. He says painful words everyday. 我不想讓你擔(dān)心，但是我們的兒子現(xiàn)在有些壞習(xí)慣了。他每天都說(shuō)些傷人的話(huà)。

B What words? Can you tell me? 什么話(huà)?你能告訴我嗎?

A He says kick mommy, beat mommy, don’t want mommy very quickly if I do something that he doesn’t like. You know, if I wash his face or change his clothes, things like that. 如果我做什么事他不喜歡，他很快就說(shuō)踢媽媽、打媽媽?zhuān)灰獘寢尅Ｄ阒赖?，像跟他洗臉或者換衣服之類(lèi)的事。

B Honey, I don’t know what to tell you. Of course Tony is a young child. But do not underestimate his ability to learn and reason. 親愛(ài)的，我不知道該怎么跟你說(shuō)。當(dāng)然托尼還是個(gè)小孩子。但不要小看他學(xué)習(xí)、講道理的能力。

A Yes, but sometimes he is just not reasonable. 是啊，但是有時(shí)候他就是很不講理。

B I suggest you treat him with patience, affection, and respect. If he needs to do something, like go to bed, or be washed, etc., please guide or help him to get it done, but lead him with gentleness. 我建議你多點(diǎn)耐心，愛(ài)他，尊重他。如果他需要上床睡覺(jué)、或者被清洗之類(lèi)的，請(qǐng)指引或者幫助他完成，但是一定要溫柔。

A It’s easy to say, but I will try. 說(shuō)來(lái)很容易，但是我還是會(huì)盡量去做。

B Motivate Tony to cooperate by rewarding his good behavior. Do not emphasize punishment for bad moods, etc. Do not threaten him with punishment if he resists the actions you desire. 要和托尼合作好，你就要獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)他給他積極性。不要因?yàn)閴钠饩蛷?qiáng)調(diào)要懲罰他。不要因?yàn)樗话凑漳愕淖鼍屯{要懲罰他。

A I know my parents sometimes threaten to punish him. But this doesn’t work, instead he picks up another bad habit. 我知道我的父母有時(shí)候就威脅要懲罰他。但是這不但不管用，反而他又學(xué)多了一個(gè)壞習(xí)慣。