keannu
VIP Member
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
- Current Location
- South Korea
What does this "stamp" mean here?
mo3-25
ex)At some point, these days, a parent realizes his or her child is tending left. The parent panics. Will the child be made fun of? Struggle with writing? Be left out? In the past, the parent would have done everything possible to exorcise the tendency. Today, more and more parents shrug their shoulders, saying it’s okay, maybe even something special.
Or their attempts to discourage it are milder. This is not an isolated reaction. It’s part of the larger trend toward
. From giving children extra time to develop into kindergarteners to accommodating their vegetarian appetites, parents today are taking their cues from children, rather than the other way around. Left-handedness is just the tip of the iceberg ― in today’s world, parenting is about letting your child develop into his or her own person, not about trying to stamp him or her into a mold of conformity.
mo3-25
ex)At some point, these days, a parent realizes his or her child is tending left. The parent panics. Will the child be made fun of? Struggle with writing? Be left out? In the past, the parent would have done everything possible to exorcise the tendency. Today, more and more parents shrug their shoulders, saying it’s okay, maybe even something special.
Or their attempts to discourage it are milder. This is not an isolated reaction. It’s part of the larger trend toward
. From giving children extra time to develop into kindergarteners to accommodating their vegetarian appetites, parents today are taking their cues from children, rather than the other way around. Left-handedness is just the tip of the iceberg ― in today’s world, parenting is about letting your child develop into his or her own person, not about trying to stamp him or her into a mold of conformity.