英国宝宝压力大 过早成为"小大人"

Their concerns are raised in a new book, Too Much, Too Soon?, due to be submitted to the Department for Education's consultation on the EYFS, which ends on Friday.

新书《过多，过早？》提到了他们的忧虑，这本新书将被提交给英国教育部的早期教育纲要研讨会，会议将于周五结束。http://www.24en.com 爱思英语网

One of the book's authors, infant massage instructor Sylvie Hétu, says: 'Babies now have "schedules" that are as important as those of adults. It is quite common that babies have a class every day.

该书作者之一、幼儿按摩师希尔维·海图说：“宝宝们的日程安排如今和大人们的一样重要。现在宝宝每天上一堂课都很正常。”

'Baby music, baby yoga, baby gym, baby singing, baby salsa, baby language, baby Einstein, and baby swim classes are all very common nowadays.'

“幼儿音乐、幼儿瑜伽、幼儿体操、幼儿歌曲、幼儿萨尔萨舞、幼儿语言、幼儿智商、幼儿游泳等课程现在很常见。”

Many baby classes – such as salsa and yoga – require mothers to perform the activity, but provide an opportunity for 'bonding'.
很多幼儿课程，比如萨尔萨舞和瑜伽，要求妈妈也参加，这也为“亲子”创造了机会。

However, Miss Hétu says infants should be protected from 'over-stimulation' and need the 'calm presence of their parents' and 'day-to-day house sounds'.

但海图小姐表示，幼儿不该被“过分激励”，他们需要“家长安静的陪伴”，以及“日常家庭生活”。

She also calls for a revival in lullabies, saying a generation of parents do not 'intuitively sing' to their babies.

她还呼吁父母给宝宝唱摇篮曲，并表示现在的父母不会“下意识地”唱给宝宝听。

The book, edited by Dr Richard House of the Open EYE campaign group, concludes: 'The evidence is overwhelming that "too much, too soon" is deeply damaging both to individual children and to our culture.

该著作由“睁眼看世界”组织的理查德•豪斯博士编辑，结论称：“有充分的证据表明，‘过多、过早’的理念对幼儿和我们的文化都构成了严重影响。”

'Educators, parents and policy-makers have a grave responsibility to arrest and reverse the "adultification" of children and childhood in whatever ways they can.'

“不管采用什么手段，教育家、父母、和政策制定者都有责任制止并纠正幼儿和童年的‘成人化’。”