Hello，listeners．Welcome to Henton Hospital Radio．Before our music programme at four，I’m going to repeat some of our hospital rules．

　　The hospital can sleep 800 patients．There’re 8 beds in each ward．The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2∶30 to 3∶30 and in the evening from 7∶00 to 8∶00．But remember only two people can see you at the same time．Sorry about that，but you can see what would happen if we didn’t have these rules．

　　The other rules are about our hours．We start quite early—you might not be used to that．We wake you up at 6 o’clock，and breakfast is at 8 o’clock，lunch is at noon．There’s tea at 3∶30 and supper is at 6 o’clock．

　　You can see the no smoking sign—we don’t allow smoking in the wards，I’m sure you understand why．However，if you do need to smoke，there are some smoking-rooms where it is allowed．

　　You will find the radio switch on the wall near your bed，with your own headphones，if you want to listen．It’s our own hospital radio wishing you a quick recovery．

　　注：ward病房；allow允許；switch開關；recovery康復

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　　Most parents don’t think their children feel lonely．If parents attentively listen to kids talking about their feelings, they may be surprised to learn just how many kids feel lonely．

　　A seven-year-old girl, Christa, who when asked to draw a picture of disappointment, gives an image of a friend throwing snow in her face and says that, “True friends don’t do that．I’m going to find a new true friend．” The story shows a major cause of a childhood sense of loneliness－hope for friendship．

　　Children also feel lonely, and even disappointed at home．Kids may complain that, “Dad is frustrated and Mom yells a lot,” or, “My dad is on the computer all the time．Dad works too much．” The kids feel lonely in this environment of parents’ stress．

　　If a child does something wrong because of loneliness, punishment will make her more lonely．She needs to understand why her parents couldn’t give her enough attention at that particular moment and that she wasn’t the cause of their bad feelings．So parents had better not punish children who are feeling lonely and disappointed, but try to help their children and also themselves be relaxed and comfortable．

　　Truly, all parents need to pay more attention to how their actions impact their friends, daughter and sisters, but the most powerful way lies in giving children like Christa the tools to feel good about herself and know that she is worthy of true friends, caring parents, and loving sisters．In your children’s lives they will not be able to control others, but they can control how they feel about themselves．Self-confidence will bring “true friends” on the present-day playground and for the rest of their lives, which is a gift that will make kids’ biggest dreams come true．

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