A. Build Your Kid's Work SkillsB. Place Time Limits on Leisure ActivitiesC. Talk about the Future on a Regular BasisD. Help Kids Develop Coping StrategiesE. Help Your Kids Figure Out Who They Are 【R1】______. You can start this process when they are 11 or 12. Periodically review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or collaborating. Also, identify the kinds of interests they keep coming back to, as these offer clues to the careers that will fit them best. 【R2】______. Kids need a range of authentic role models—as opposed to members of their clique, pop stars and vaunted athletes. Have regular dinner-table discussions about people the family knows and how they got where they are. Discuss the joys and downsides of your own career and encourage your kids to form some ideas about their own future. When asked what they want to do, they should be discouraged from saying "I have no ideas." They can change their minds 200 times, but having only a foggy view of the future is of little good. 【R3】______. Teachers are responsible for teaching kids how to learn; parents should be responsible for teaching them how to work. Assign responsibilities around the house and make sure homework deadlines are met. Encourage teenagers to take a part-time job. Kids need plenty of practice delaying gratification and deploying effective organizational skills, such as managing time and setting priorities. 【R4】______. Playing video games encourages immediate content. And hours of watching TV shows with canned laughter only teaches kids to process information in a passive way. At the same time, listening through earphones to the same monotonous beats for long stretches encourages kids to stay inside their bubble instead of pursuing other endeavors. All these activities can prevent the growth of important communication and thinking skills and make it difficult for kids to develop the kind of sustained concentration they need for most jobs. 【R5】______. They should know how to deal with setbacks, stresses and feelings of inadequacy. They should also learn how to solve problems and resolve conflicts, ways to brainstorm and think critically. Discussions at home can help kids practice doing these things and help them apply these skills to everyday life situations.

【正确答案】 E

【答案解析】解析：这段话谈到家长们应当帮助孩子认识自我，从而让孩子在未来职业选择中扬长避短。扫读首尾关键词：找到了“要定期帮助孩子发现自己的优缺点” (review their emerging strengths and weaknesses)，以及“确定兴趣所在” (identify interests)。根据“同义解释”原则，这也就是要帮助孩子“正确认识自我”，即选项E中的“Figure Out Who They Are”。