on those tracks covering close ooo kilometres crushed our spirits a little, wh C ed next caught us by surprise. It's generally acknowledged that raising a child has geographic features. A The three days on board turned into a summer camp on rails. At night, we would survey, for example, looked at the personalities parents wanted their children to have in climb up the glass-domed train car, which gave us a scenic view of the starry night sky different countries. The finding was fascinating: Dutch parents focused on rest untouched by the harmful light pollution. Before we knew it, the warm sun rays beating cleanliness and routine; Italian parents preferred their children to be even-tempered, well- down on our faces woke us up for another day on the rails. To my surprise, a sea of balanced and likeable; American parents, meanwhile, were more likely to want their kid golden grain fields dominated the landscape-we were in the Canadian Prairies. to be intelligent or cognitively advanced Another day slipped away and we set up for another night in the dome, And this time The US preference represents the shift in the way American parents raise their children, a we were greeted by night sky painted by a fantastic thunderstorm. Lightning was striking transition from the so called latchkey kids of the 1980s to the helicoptered children of today. at an incredible rate. The spectacular and memorable light show left everyone in the glass With more parents adopting the kind of intensive parenting style common in the Us, parenting in bubble in complete disbelief European nations, traditionally more relaxed, is changi Arriving in the rocky mountains was one of the most surreal(超现实的) experiences Intensive parenting is a type of parenting that requires a significant amount of time f my life. Before the train adventure, if I could have skipped the travel and arrived at the and money, including scheduling children for additional activities destination. I would have. That is no longer true. Ive learned that the journey can be for their needs and talents in communications with schools, It 's not limited to a small circle of parents but the dominant cultural model of parenting in the US. 4. What has made the authors train adventure across Canada a reality? The increasing fear of inequality makes parents feel the need to help drive their childrens education. The inequality, in their opinions, is making it critical for the kids not to be left behind. And so they will assume a parenting style that is more intense and more B. The appeal of the scenic views in the country. success-oriented. Thus the intensive parenting approach has become a parenting style C. The discount ticket offered by Via Rail Canada. influencing the overall parenting culture in Europe. D. His great courage to challenge a tough mi The intensification (n sa: of parenting has consequences for nations, parents and 5. What can we infer about the young people from Paragraph 2? hildren. One of the problems ... ...
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