VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

peer pressure – influence from other people

brainwash – to make someone believe something by repeatedly telling them that it is true

lack of responsibility – not having any responsibility

the influence/impact that you have on a child

flip side of the coin – the other way of looking at things

accept friend request – to say yes

Why are you screaming?

Why did you scream? 

What are some things that you’ve seen spoilt kids do? What advice would you give their parents?

My sister has spoilt her 5 years old son (my nephew) so much. Even though I just meet her and her family once a year, I still can tell that from a little things.

For example, my nephew will suddenly cry so loud at the dinner table, he doesn’t care how many family members have dinner with him. Or he will wear his shoes and jump on the sofa, just for our attention. Or he will take away his younger sister’s toys, and make her cry really bad, and doesn’t want to give it back. Such a typical spoilt kid.

I talked about this problem with my sister before, but she couldn’t understand that why A person didn’t get married and didn’t have any children should worry about her son. In her opinion, all the problems I saw, isn’t serious problems, just some normal behaviours that children will do at a young age. She thinks I was overreacting.

But I don’t think my sister should spoil her son anymore. She must become more serious about children’s education. She has to take more advice from our family members, it’s might be helpful.

Revised: 

My sister has spoilt her 5-year-old son (my nephew) so much. Even though I just meet her and her family once a year, I can still tell that from the little things they do. 

For example, my nephew will suddenly cry very loudly at the dinner table. He doesn’t care about how many family members there are having dinner with him. Or he may wear his shoes and jump on the sofa, just for our attention. Or he may take away his younger sister’s toys, and make her really upset, and won’t give it back. What a typical spoilt kid!

I talked about this problem with my sister before, but she doesn’t understand that why somebody who hasn’t gotten married and doesn’t have any children should worry about her son. In her opinion, all the problems that I saw/noticed, aren’t serious problems, just some normal behaviour that children will do at a young age. She thinks I was overreacting.

But I don’t think my sister should spoil her son anymore. She must become more serious about children’s education. She has to take more advice from our family members, it might be helpful.