Why our Kids are out of Control

1. Why our Kids are out of Control Michael is out of control. Remember that gardeners must nurture the flowers, not the weeds.

2. 1 Judging by the title, what is the writer's purpose in writing this article? • To give examples of uncontrolled behavior. • To explain why children have a lot of self-control. • To justify the bad behavior of kids. • To explain why children behave badly.

3. Why our Kids are out of Control Michael is out of control. Remember that gardeners must nurture the flowers, not the weeds.

4. 1 Judging by the title, what is the writer's purpose in writing this article? • To give examples of uncontrolled behavior. • To explain why children have a lot of self-control. • To justify the bad behavior of kids. • To explain why children behave badly.

5. 1 Judging by the title, what is the writer's purpose in writing this article? • To give examples of uncontrolled behavior. • To explain why children have a lot of self-control. • To justify the bad behavior of kids. • To explain why children behave badly.

6. 1 Judging by the title, what is the writer's purpose in writing this article? • To give examples of uncontrolled behavior. • To explain why children have a lot of self-control. • To justify the bad behavior of kids. • To explain why children behave badly.

7. 1 Judging by the title, what is the writer's purpose in writing this article? • To give examples of uncontrolled behavior. • To explain why children have a lot of self-control. • To justify the bad behavior of kids. • To explain why children behave badly.

8. 2 Why is Michael mentioned in the first paragraph? • Because he breaks his toys and hits his siblings. • As an example of an unhappy and unpleasant child. • As an example of an out of control child. • Because he never listens to his parents.

9. 2 Why is Michael mentioned in the first paragraph? • Because he breaks his toys and hits his siblings. • As an example of an unhappy and unpleasant child. • As an example of an out of control child. • Because he never listens to his parents.

10. Why our Kids are out of Control Michael is out of control. Remember that gardeners must nurture the flowers, not the weeds.

11. 2 Why is Michael mentioned in the first paragraph? • Because he breaks his toys and hits his siblings. • As an example of an unhappy and unpleasant child. • As an example of an out of control child. • Because he never listens to his parents.

12. Paragraph 1 Michael is out of control. He has several temper tantrums a day, throws food during meals, deliberately breaks toys and household items, hits and bites his younger brother and sister and refuses to comply with reasonable requests. Asked to put away his toys or go to bed, the 5-year-old replies, “No. And you can't make me.” He is, in truth, a very unpleasant child. He is also very unhappy: No one can behave as he does and feel good about himself or be pleased with life.

13. 2 Why is Michael mentioned in the first paragraph? • Because he breaks his toys and hits his siblings. • As an example of an unhappy and unpleasant child. • As an example of an out of control child. • Because he never listens to his parents.

14. 3 Read paragraphs 3 and 4, complete the chart and give it a title:

16. 3 and 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon. Psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, found that in France, for example, 3-year-olds behave admirably in restaurants. They sit quietly and talk and eat their meals like “little adults.” They do not argue or throw food or refuse to eat as many American children do. In a separate study, Field noted another major difference in the behavior of French and American preschoolers: On playgrounds, French youngsters were aggressive toward their playmates only 1 percent of the time; American preschoolers by contrast, were aggressive 29 percent of the time. It is probably not a coincidence that France has the lowest murder rate in the industrialized world, and the United States has the highest.

18. 3 and 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon. Psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, found that in France, for example, 3-year-olds behave admirably in restaurants. They sit quietly and talk and eat their meals like “little adults.” They do not argue or throw food or refuse to eat as many American children do. In a separate study, Field noted another major difference in the behavior of French and American preschoolers: On playgrounds, French youngsters were aggressive toward their playmates only 1 percent of the time; American preschoolers by contrast, were aggressive 29 percent of the time. It is probably not a coincidence that France has the lowest murder rate in the industrialized world, and the United States has the highest.

19. 3 and 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon. Psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, found that in France, for example, 3-year-olds behave admirably in restaurants. They sit quietly and talk and eat their meals like “little adults.” They do not argue or throw food or refuse to eat as many American children do. In a separate study, Field noted another major difference in the behavior of French and American preschoolers: On playgrounds, French youngsters were aggressive toward their playmates only 1 percent of the time; American preschoolers by contrast, were aggressive 29 percent of the time. It is probably not a coincidence that France has the lowest murder rate in the industrialized world, and the United States has the highest.

21. Adverbs Adverbs are words that qualify verbs, adjectives or adverbs.

22. The ugly woman singsbeautifully. The word beautifully is an adverb. It describes a verb. It describes the way the lady sings.

23. The veryuglywoman sings beautifully. The word very is an adverb. It describes an adjective. It describes how ugly the lady is.

24. The very ugly woman sings extremelybeautifully. The word extremely is an adverb. It describes an adverb. It describes how beautifully the lady sings.

25. Adverbs Adverbs are words that qualify verbs, adjectives or adverbs.

26. Usually we make an adverb by adding “ly” to an adjective nice = nicely quick = quickly happy = happily extreme = extremely

27. There are a few exceptions:

30. 3 and 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon. Psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, found that in France, for example, 3-year-olds behave admirably in restaurants. They sit quietly and talk and eat their meals like “little adults.” They do not argue or throw food or refuse to eat as many American children do. In a separate study, Field noted another major difference in the behavior of French and American preschoolers: On playgrounds, French youngsters were aggressive toward their playmates only 1 percent of the time; American preschoolers by contrast, were aggressive 29 percent of the time. It is probably not a coincidence that France has the lowest murder rate in the industrialized world, and the United States has the highest.

33. 3 and 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon. Psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, found that in France, for example, 3-year-olds behave admirably in restaurants. They sit quietly and talk and eat their meals like “little adults.” They do not argue or throw food or refuse to eat as many American children do. In a separate study, Field noted another major difference in the behavior of French and American preschoolers: On playgrounds, French youngsters were aggressive toward their playmates only 1 percent of the time; American preschoolers by contrast, were aggressive 29 percent of the time. It is probably not a coincidence that France has the lowest murder rate in the industrialized world, and the United States has the highest.

35. 3 Read paragraphs 3 and 4, complete the chart and give it a title: A comparison between violence in the USA and France.

36. 4 What do “these theories” in line 19 refer to?

37. 4 What do “these theories” in line 19 refer to? Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon.

38. 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon.

39. 4 What do “these theories” in line 19 refer to? Explanations that say children are out of control because of high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television and psychiatric disorders.

40. 5 In paragraph 3, there is an example of a situation of cause and effect. Fill in the blanks below indicating what is the cause of the situation? And what is the effect?

41. 3 and 4 Why are there so many out-of-control children today? Many explanations have been proposed: high-sugar diets, environmental toxins, allergies, television, psychiatric disorders. In considering these theories, it is useful to note that the rise in outrageous child behavior is largely an American phenomenon. Psychologist Tiffany Field, Ph.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine, found that in France, for example, 3-year-olds behave admirably in restaurants. They sit quietly and talk and eat their meals like “little adults.” They do not argue or throw food or refuse to eat as many American children do.

42. 5 In paragraph 3, there is an example of a situation of cause and effect. Fill in the blanks below indicating what is the cause of the situation? And what is the effect?