"Oh, did you think it was your shirt? " A small giggle escaped her 40 . "That's silly." " No, I knew it was Mommy's shirt." he said. A(n) 41 expression crossed my daughter's face. "Then why are you doing that?" Because your Mommy is a special person, and I like to 42 her." he answered. "Oh," she happily replied, and then skipped out of the room. "I'm going to help my brother." As our children's 43 teachers, we know that little eyes watch our every move. They imitate not only our actions, but our 44 . For example, we often hear our children 45 their brothers, sisters or friends in a 46 we know they learned from 47 . But on the positive side, the propensity (倾向性) to 48 can serve us well when we try to model, and teach a 49 of kindness and cheerful servanthood. We all try to do nice things for our family. Think about the last time you cooked a meal or folded laundry. 50 did you feel about 51 your family in this way? Were you glad to do it 52 did you feel resentful that you were stuck with this mundane (平凡的) chore? 53 , none of us has a cheerful servant's heart every day. 54 if we want our children willingly to reach out to others and show kindness and compassion, it is essential that they see us doing the 55 . |