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You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following __1__ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering __2__ weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly __3__ to emerge from its chrysalis (蛹). He decided to __4__ the butterfly. So he peeled the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so __5__ to watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified __6__ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle __7__ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly's struggle to __8__ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, __9__ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the __10__ of love. They don't realize that their children need to struggle, to experience __11__， to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way __12__ children strengthen their emotional strength, become __13__ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can __14__ the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn't helpful either in this case when parents __15__ lectures (训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers __16__ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can't always get what you want.” These __17__ words should be avoided.
Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don't lose __18__. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part — no __19__ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get __20__ his disappointment and figure out what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
