Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Too many parents these days can’t say no. As a result, they find themselves raising children who respond greedily to the advertisements aimed right at them. Even getting what they want doesn’t satisfy some kids; they only want more. Now, a growing number of psychologists, educators and parents think it’s time to stop the madness and start teaching kids about what’s really important: values like hard work, contentment, honesty and compassion. The struggle to set limits has never been tougher- and the stakes have never been higher. One recent study of adults who were overindulging in children paints a discouraging picture of their future: when given too much too soon, they grow up to be adults who have difficulty coping with life’s disappointments. They also have a distorted sense of entitlement that gets in the way of success in the workplace and in relationships. Psychologists say that parents who overindulge their kids set them up to be more vulnerable to future anxiety and depression. Today’s parents themselves raised on values of thrift and self-sacrifice, grew up in a culture where ‘no’ was a household word. Today’s kids want much more, partly because there is so much more to want. The oldest members of this Generation Excess were born in the late 1980s, just as PCs and video games were making their assault on the family room. They think of MP3 players and flat-screen TVs as essential utilities, and they have developed strategies to get them. One survey of teenagers found that when they crave for something new, most expect to ask nine times before their parents give in. By every measure, parents are shelling out record amounts. In the heat of this buying blitz, even parents who desperately need to say’no’ find themselves reaching for their credit cards. Today’s parents aren’t equipped to deal with the problem. Many of them, raised in the 1960s and 70s, swore they’d act differently from their parents and have closer relationships with their own children. Many even wear the same designer clothes as their kids and listen to the same music. And they work more hours; at the end of a long week, it’s tempting to buy peace with ‘yes’ and not mar precious family time with conflict. Anxiety about the future is another factor. How do well-intentioned parents say no to all the sports gear and arts and language lessons they believe will help their kids thrive in an increasingly competitive world? Experts agree: too much love won’t spoil a child, too few limits wills. What parents need to find, is a balance between the advantages of an affluent society and the critical life lessons that come from waiting, saving and working hard to achieve goals. That search for balance has to start early. Children need limits on their behaviour because they feel better and more secure when they live within a secured structure. Older children learn self-control by watching how others, especially their parent’s actions. Learning how to overcome challenges is essential to becoming a successful adult. Few parents ask kids to do chores. They think their kids are already overburdened by social and academic pressures. Every individual can be of service to others, and life has meaning beyond one’s own immediate happiness. That means parents eager to teach values have to take a long, hard look at their own.
(a) A problems that parents face today while raising kids is
1. Kids today have least interest in academics
2. Kids today have never ending demands
3. Kids today trust only social media
4. Kids today have no regard for elders
(b) children learn a lot from their _
1. Parents
2. Idols
3. Teachers
4. Peers
(c) according to psychologist which of these is required to be taught to
the children?(c)
1. Apathy
2. Indifferent attitude
3. Love towards nature
4. Empathy
(d) what is the necessity to set limits for children?
1. Living within limits make the children feel safe and in a secured
structure.
2. Living within limits make the children feel bonded with their peers
3. Living within limits make the children understand the importance of
patience
4. All of the above
(e) what would happen if children are given too much too soon?
1. They will understand importance of money
2. They will love their parents more
3. They would not be able to cope with life disappointments
4. They would be able to cope with life appointment.
(f) parents need to____between the advantages of an affluent society e
and the critical Life lesson that come from waiting saving and working
hard to achieve goals
1. Make a choice
2. Distinguish
3. Find a balance
4. Both 1 and 3
(g) what can be the impact of over indulgence with children?
1. They might become materialistic
2. They might be overly involved with their peers
3. They might become susceptible to depression
4. They will become mentally strong to face any problem
(h) the synonym of the word disagreement in para 3 is _
1. Conflict
2. Tempting
3. Intention
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