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You probably know what it feels like to be really angry. But can we teach our kids to calm themselves down? "You can't stop that anger on a dime once the hormones dump."

So Doctor, former Marine and father-of-three Andrew Wittman, says the key is awareness and time. When a big emotion is coming, giving the brain and body something else to do can help, like a breathing exercise: "Start with four, hold it for four, exhale for four, making it a game; something different than this thought process of I'm just angry and the emotional reaction."

Word games can work, too; finding letters, or for younger kids eye-spy with colors: "And get them to be able to do it on their own, right, so they can start looking for those colors. Hey. You know what, I calm down when I start finding all these things that are yellow or finding things that are green. Even at three-years-old, they can get that."

And if you tend to calm yourself down when you get upset instead of exploding, let them see how you do it. Wittman also says if their behavior crosses a line, stop it right away every time, so they know what's not acceptable.

With FOX on Family, I'm Lisa Brady.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/broadcast/201810/568060.shtml

 VOCABULARY

1. dime n. a coin of the US and Canada worth ten cents （美国、加拿大的）十分硬币，十分钱

2. dump v. to get rid of sth. you do not want, especially in a place which is not suitable （尤指在不合适的地方）丢弃，扔掉，倾倒。例如：

 Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. 太多的有毒废料在向大海里倾倒。

 The dead body was just dumped by the roadside. 这具死尸就扔在路边。

3. exhale v. to breathe out the air or smoke, etc. in your lungs 呼出，吐出（肺中的空气、烟等）；呼气

 (单独使用的动词) He sat back and exhaled deeply. 他仰坐着深深地呼气。

 (动词+名词短语) She exhaled the smoke through her nose. 她从鼻子里喷出烟雾。

(Q1) What's the key to teach our kids to calm down when they’re angry?

(A) Awareness and time. 

(B) Giving the kid a dime. 

(C) Giving the brain something else to do.  

(D) Giving the body something else to do.

(A) When a big emotion is coming, giving the brain and body something else to do can help.

(B) Word games can work, too; finding letters, or for younger kids eye-spy with colors.

(C) Let your kids see how you do it when you get upset instead of exploding. 

(D) If their behavior crosses a line, tell it later every time, so they know what's not acceptable.

(Q1) A。细节题。命题出处：You probably know what it feels like to be really angry. But can we teach our kids to calm themselves down? "You can't stop that anger on a dime once the hormones dump." So Doctor, former Marine and father-of-three Andrew Wittman, says the key is awareness and time. 

(Q2) D。推断题。命题出处：(A) So Doctor, former Marine and father-of-three Andrew Wittman, says the key is awareness and time. When a big emotion is coming, giving the brain and body something else to do can help, like a breathing exercise: "Start with four, hold it for four, exhale for four, making it a game; something different than this thought process of I'm just angry and the emotional reaction." (B) Word games can work, too; finding letters, or for younger kids eye-spy with colors: "And get them to be able to do it on their own, right, so they can start looking for those colors. Hey. You know what, I calm down when I start finding all these things that are yellow or finding things that are green. Even at three-years-old, they can get that." (C) And if you tend to calm yourself down when you get upset instead of exploding, let them see how you do it. (D) Wittman also says if their behavior crosses a line, stop it right away every time, so they know what's not acceptable.