育儿经验比拼 英国母亲压力大
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Every mother has her own opinion on how to best raise a child. But according to a new survey, 90 percent of women with children admit to casting judgment1 if they don't agree with a fellow parent's methods.

每个妈妈都有一本她自己的育儿经。但一项新研究发现,90%的妈妈承认,如果不同意其他孩子父母的育儿方式,她们会提出批评。

The poll2 of 26,000 mothers by TODAY Moms/Parenting.com found that they will compete on everything from breastfeeding to discipline.

Mothers who didn't try to breastfeed their babies, for example, will be considered badly by one in five other parents, while those who nurse a child for 'too long', will be judged badly by 43 percent of their peers3.

Sixty-six percent of respondents said they would judge another parent harshly4 if their child was badly behaved, and 32 percent if a mother let her kids watch too much television.

Diet was another key issue for parents - 37 percent said they would judge mothers of an overweight child or those who allowed their children to eat junk food.

Many women who participated in the survey admitted suffering from an inferiority(自卑,下属) complex when surrounded by other mothers - and guilty for judging fellow parents themselves.

Lacey Davis, a mother in West Virginia, admitted on the Today.com website: 'When I go to other moms' homes I do the quick once-over and pick apart things... Dishes in sink, floors not swept, no sweeper lines in carpet.

'I HATE this about myself because I know if I am doing it, then so is everyone else that comes to MY house!'

And Lawna Hurl6, a mother-of-two from Alberta, Canada, says the reason she returned to work was because the pressure of competition among fellow parents was too intense7.

She admitted: 'I didn’t like being around other moms because I often felt inferior5. It saddens me that among moms there is so much judgment – no matter what you do it seems someone is judging.'

Author and parenting expert Wendy Mogel explained that the judgemental habit is a means mothers use to feel better about themselves.

She told the site: 'Mothers are judging themselves and judging others to make themselves feel a little better. We’re all trying to look good, and we want our kids to look good and impress others.'



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1 judgment e3xxC     
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
参考例句:
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
2 poll iOXxH     
n.民意测验,民意调查,选举投票
参考例句:
  • The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
  • They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。
3 peers 450f65d3f10fa333d36ca017809f22a2     
n.同等的人,贵族vi.凝视,窥视vt.与…同等,封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 );盯着看;同等;比得上
参考例句:
  • She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
  • She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 harshly WrSz67     
ad.严厉地;苛刻地
参考例句:
  • The grit beneath her soles grated harshly on the wooden deck. 粘在她鞋底的沙砾蹭在木甲板上发出刺耳的声音。
  • We should not judge the young writers too harshly. 我们不应当对青年作家太苛求。
5 inferior ebXzc     
adj.劣等的,次的,下级的;n.下级,下属
参考例句:
  • These oranges are inferior to those I bought last week.这些桔子没我上个周买的好。
  • They sell inferior goods at that store.那家商店卖劣等货。
6 hurl Yc4zy     
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂
参考例句:
  • The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
  • To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。
7 intense G5axf     
adj.认真的,专注的;强烈的;紧张的;热情的
参考例句:
  • Susan was an intense young lady.苏珊是一个热情的年轻姑娘。
  • The quarrel caused her intense unhappiness.争吵令她极其不快。
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