Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening. Sa

Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening. Say the      thing and the parents might get mad. But, say     ,  and they’ll think you weren’t friendly. So,     can you talk with adults?
It’s      __. Just ask them questions about themselves. “Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living,” suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny.
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about     . Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties “     ” when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says. If a grown-up is      Harry Potter, it’s OK to talk about your love for Harry. It’s a(n)          topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so      and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead.
But      the topic of video games. “Adults don’t want to hear about your video game     they play it,” Ursiny explains.
Adults also don’t want to hear slang(俚语). Don’t use language they don’t     . Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language.
     most adults aren’t into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid. Ursiny remends asking adults what           was like when they were your age. “It might be a fun discussion if you      your 10th-grade experience with theirs.”      you chat with your parents in advance to find out which topics are off-limits (禁区).
Also, don’t chat about the things that make your parents feel guilty. Don’t mention      stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says. And don’t plain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast.
     , Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents’      . Learning how to     that type of understanding might help you out in the future. “The most successful people can develop a sympathetic feeling for others,” he says.
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