亲子英语要向这本母乳喂养英文绘本学
文:芬芳
要说自己当了六年全职妈妈最自豪的事,就是母乳喂养了。大娃母乳到两岁一个月后引导离乳,小妮母乳到两岁半后自然离乳了。
当时引导大娃离乳时,我使用了中文绘本《妈妈的奶》,向需要引导离乳的妈妈推荐,非常好的低幼绘本。
但是今天要给大家介绍的是一本关于母乳喂养的英文绘本,出版于2017年。感叹自己俩娃生早了,没能给孩子读这么有爱的绘本。不过,现在要隆重推荐给家里有母乳娃娃的妈妈们,这本书实在是太可爱了!
这本书文字很简单,而且是以妈妈的口吻,我们通过读这本书就能学会如何和还不会说话的小娃娃用英文对话了。
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芬芳读绘本
吐槽:花了一天时间做了个一分半钟的小视频,想给大家展示这本超有爱绘本的内页。可是,上传到公号就是审核无法通过,很无语很无奈。。。
我把视频上传在了微博上(@美娃芬芳),想看整本绘本的朋友,可以去我的微博上观看。
绘本内页赏析:
母乳喂养英文绘本
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绘本文字:
Hello baby? You look like you want something?
Do you want your snuggly teddy bear?
Snuggly: comfortable, warm, and cozy.(温柔,柔软,想让人拥抱的)
Yes, you love you teddy bear!
and what about … your bouncy ball?
No? How about your shiny tambourine?
Shinny tambourine 闪闪发光的摇铃鼓
Aw, you don't want your tambourine?
Poor baby! Now I know what you want…
There you go, my baby. And now you want to sleep.
Sweet dreams, baby!
Hello baby? You look like you want something?
Do you want your snuggly teddy bear?
Snuggly: comfortable, warm, and cozy.(温柔,柔软,想让人拥抱的)
Yes, you love you teddy bear!
and what about … your bouncy ball?
No? How about your shiny tambourine?
Shinny tambourine 闪闪发光的摇铃鼓
Aw, you don't want your tambourine?
Poor baby! Now I know what you want…
There you go, my baby. And now you want to sleep.
Sweet dreams, baby!
绘本文字非常口语化,我们可以学着用来和baby英文对话。
当问宝宝:你想要什么?就可以用上这些句子:
You look like you want something.
Do you want….?
这本英文绘本的主题是母乳喂养:breast feeding. 妈妈的乳房用英文表达是breast, 乳头 nipple. 抱着宝宝喂奶前后,妈妈可以面带微笑,轻声细语地和baby说话,这样能增加宝宝的安全感,同时也能帮助ta接触并积累到更多地词汇语言。
下面句子可以供妈妈们参考,句中baby可以替换为孩子自己的名字。
宝宝刚刚睡醒时,妈妈和宝宝打招呼:
Hello, baby, did you have a good sleep?
妈妈自问自答:Yeah
宝宝饿了:
Are you hungry? Do you want mama's milk?
或者用奶瓶吃:Let's get your bottle ready.
如果宝宝冲你微笑,妈妈一定会很高兴:
Baby, are you giving me a smile?
如果宝宝皱眉头不高兴,妈妈可以问:
Hey there, little one, why are you so upset?
宝宝在踢腿玩时,妈妈可以描述宝宝的动作:
I see you kicking your legs. You kick your legs really hard.
宝宝咿呀学语时:
Hello, baby, say Hi.
宝宝发声回应后,妈妈可以说:oh, is that a hi? Yeah, I know.  That's perfect, really.
Can you say Mom? Come on, you can talk to me. 
宝宝回应后,妈妈鼓励孩子:Yeah, you can talk!
妈妈给宝宝换纸尿裤时:
You filled your diaper? I smell it. Oh, that's why you are upset. I'm gonna go change.
妈妈和宝宝出门散步时,也可以描述周围的环境:
The sun has come up.
It's a really warm day.
宝宝如果指着树上的小鸟,妈妈回应:
Yes, the bird is really high up on the tree, isn't it?
妈妈除了要多宝宝多说话外,还可以对着宝宝唱儿歌,可以是很经典的小儿歌,比如hey diddle diddle,  也可以是自己编的小儿歌,比如叫宝宝起床时,可以唱:come on baby, it's wake-up time, wake-up time, wake-up time. Come on baby it's wake up time, wake up now!  (曲调是The wheels on the bus)
最后一句是妈妈对宝宝母爱爆棚的表白:
I just love you so much my heart's gonna explode. (我太爱你了,我的心都要爆炸了!)
亲子对话的重要性:
宝宝出生后,就有数十亿的神经元等待着连接。亲子对话能很好地帮助宝宝激发大脑中更多地神经元,激活并连接。
亲子对话有个很形象的比喻就是“Serve and return”,即“发球和接球”,宝宝的微笑、哭泣、咿呀学语、摇晃小手、踢踢小腿儿等等,都是宝宝在“发球”。
妈妈要及时地“接球”,就是要及时回应宝宝,甚至妈妈不用等宝宝发球,妈妈也能多多和宝宝说话。妈妈暖暖的微笑面对宝宝,温和的话语轻轻飘在宝宝耳边。
当妈妈和宝宝说得越多,宝宝听到的语言就越多,储备的语言就也越多,能模仿的语言也越多,更是为将来更轻松地学习阅读打下良好的基础。
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总是有新手妈妈问我:我该给宝宝读哪些英文绘本? 推荐有此疑问的妈妈读读下面列出的文章,你会找到相关解答。也请大家帮忙把此文转发出去,帮助更多有疑惑的新手妈妈。谢谢大家!
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