儿童读物让我们恍然大悟How Childhood Books Make Us Who We Are

By GeekMom Blog   April 4, 2011  |  7:45 am  |  Categories: Armchair Geek, GeekMom

本文引自：GeekMom 博客  2011年4月4日  上午7:45   分类：GeekMom，Geek 杂谈 

Children’s inner lives may not seem all that complicated. But they are, even if kids may not fully be fully aware of the complexities they’re dealing with until they’re much older. That’s one reason it’s hard for them to talk with their parents about ways they are gaining strength, inspiration, and a strong sense of self.

Their favorite books offer a clue.

儿童的内心世界也许看上去没有那么复杂。但是事实却相反，即使当他们长大之后，也并非所有的孩子都能够意识到他们孩提时内心世界的复杂性。这也是为何孩子们总是很难和父母沟通的原因之一，他们很难和父母谈谈自己如何变得坚强，如何得到灵感，如何实现自我价值。

孩子们最喜爱的读物为我们提供了一条“线索”。

Kids are drawn to stories that resonate with challenges they’re facing. Authors know that kids seek out tales that present certain compelling themes. Speaking one’s truth, overcoming adversity, enduring tragedy, relying on wit or cleverness, making a sacrifice, finding a kindred spirit, gaining new powers or knowledge—this is the stuff that translates into purposeful meaning for the young reader.

一些和孩子们正面临的挑战很相似的故事会让他们着迷。故事的作者们知道孩子们会挑选那些介绍一些引人入胜的主题的故事集。比如说，有的故事是说出某人的真相；有的是战胜灾难；有的则是主人公经历悲剧；有的主人公依靠聪明才智取得胜利；有的主人公做出了牺牲；有的找到了志趣相投的人；有的获得了新的力量或者知识。小读者们便会认为这些故事带有特定的含义，（很贴近自己的生活经历）。

To understand what our kids are going through as they grow up, it helps to look back at the pivotal books that made a difference during our own formative years. We here at GeekMom have been discussing exactly that.

看看孩子们的成长过程都经历了些什么，这也将帮助我们审视在自己的成长过程举足轻重的一些关键读物，在GeekMom里我们已经言无不尽。