You might eat dinner together as a family or you may all sit in the living room and watch TV, but you might not talk much. So a family meeting is necessary. If you have a busy family, a weekly meeting is a good idea. You can talk about a problem or make a plan in the meeting.
Having family meetings is a good way to improve(改善)communication among all family members. Everyone who lives in the home should be encouraged to join in the family meeting. That includes(包括)not only the nuclear family, but also any relative (亲戚)that lives in the house, such as grandparents or cousins.
Everyone in the meeting should get some time to talk. If some people don't want to talk, just ask them about the best thing that happened to them that day. It might help start the conversation(交谈).
You also need to make some simple rules for your meetings. " Only one person talks at a time" or" No smart phone use during meetings" may make everyone stay respectful(尊重人的). You can use your first meeting to make a few simple rules that everyone agrees on. If your kids have trouble waiting their turn to talk, you can find a fun way to let them know that only one person talks at a time. Use a pen or a ball to show that it's your turn to talk. When you finish speaking, you pass the pen or the ball to someone else.
A 16-year-old Australian girl drove her bright pink ship out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to begin her beautiful travel. She wanted to become the youngest person to sail solo（单人）around the world.
After saying goodbye to her parents beside the sea, Jessica sailed her 10-meter ship out of Sydney harbor, smiling to well-wishers.
Her plan is to make a 38-thousand-kilometer journey. Although people are not sure someone so young could make it, the girl and her parents insisted she was an experienced and good sailor.
On the eve of her traveling, she said she was fully prepared.
Jessica said, "I suppose it's a big, scary（恐怖的）, and possibly risky（冒险的）thing to do, but yes, there's plenty of different risks, but it can't beat me." Jessica's trip is to last about eight months.
In August, a 17-year-old British boy, Mike, wanted to be the youngest solo round-the-world sailor. He made a 45-thousand-kilometer trip in nine months.
Most children like watching TV. It's very(interest). By watching TV, they can see and learn a lot and know many things about (they) country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. They can learn something more(quick) from those TV(program) because they can hear and watch atsame time. But they can't see anything over the radio. TV(help) to open children's eyes and minds. Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening,they often have a lot of homework to do. But if they spend more time(watch) TV, they will have(little) time to do their lessons and fall other students. So when you want to watch TV, you must remember, "Study must come first."
