1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,460 Visita Mikael Books en Facebook para ver más contenido de libros en inglés. 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:10,740 Unit 20, page 347, exercise 6, listening. 3 00:00:12,180 --> 00:00:17,680 Good afternoon. I'm Maxine Bundy. I guess you're Mr. and Mrs. Lamont? 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,460 Yes, I'm Tim Lamont, and this is my wife, Anne. 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:27,700 I'm glad to meet you both. Now, I believe you're here because of a problem with your daughter? 6 00:00:27,700 --> 00:00:29,960 Yes, that's right. 7 00:00:30,460 --> 00:00:31,920 What seems to be the problem? 8 00:00:32,780 --> 00:00:38,420 Well, our daughter Amanda seems sad and depressed. She's been crying a lot. 9 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:40,440 Do you have other children? 10 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:48,600 Yes, we have an older child, a boy who's 17, and a younger child, a boy who's 12. 11 00:00:49,220 --> 00:00:52,500 Amanda is the middle child. She's 15. 12 00:00:53,020 --> 00:00:55,780 How long has this problem been going on? 13 00:00:56,260 --> 00:00:56,780 It started... 14 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:59,700 about two months ago. 15 00:01:00,420 --> 00:01:03,420 We asked Amanda why she was so unhappy. 16 00:01:04,020 --> 00:01:07,700 She burst into tears and said, we don't care about her. 17 00:01:09,020 --> 00:01:10,260 That came as a shock. 18 00:01:10,940 --> 00:01:12,300 We love her dearly. 19 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:18,180 Yes, we just can't understand how she could think that. 20 00:01:19,260 --> 00:01:22,940 Tell me about your other children. Do they seem happy? 21 00:01:23,540 --> 00:01:25,140 Yes, definitely. 22 00:01:25,740 --> 00:01:27,500 Brad, our older boy, 23 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:29,540 is involved in a lot of activities. 24 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:34,320 He's on the school football team, and he's an excellent student. 25 00:01:35,340 --> 00:01:39,720 It seems like whatever he does, he's really successful at it. 26 00:01:40,380 --> 00:01:45,880 And Jim, our younger son, is involved in a lot of activities, too. 27 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,860 He's a really good musician, and he's also on a soccer team. 28 00:01:51,420 --> 00:01:55,420 And what about Amanda? Tell me what she's involved in. 29 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:56,860 Well... 30 00:01:57,500 --> 00:01:59,620 Not much of anything, really. 31 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,660 We've tried to get her to take part in sports or music, 32 00:02:05,300 --> 00:02:07,680 but she never seemed interested. 33 00:02:08,580 --> 00:02:11,360 How much time have you spent with Amanda lately? 34 00:02:12,460 --> 00:02:14,060 Not much, really. 35 00:02:14,660 --> 00:02:18,280 We just can't seem to get her involved in anything. 36 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,840 I think I'm beginning to see what the issue might be. 37 00:02:23,340 --> 00:02:26,980 This sounds like a case of the missing middle child. 38 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:29,040 What do you mean? 39 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:34,880 Well, it's often the case that middle children sort of get lost in the shuffle. 40 00:02:35,820 --> 00:02:40,600 Oldest children usually just do their own thing and are successful at it. 41 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,720 They get a lot of attention from their parents. 42 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,620 Younger children, because of where they are in the family structure, 43 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:51,980 also find their own niche pretty easily. 44 00:02:52,940 --> 00:02:55,740 Normally, they also get a good deal of attention. 45 00:02:55,740 --> 00:03:00,180 It's the middle child who sometimes feels neglected. 46 00:03:01,060 --> 00:03:01,740 Neglected? 47 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,140 But I... 48 00:03:03,140 --> 00:03:06,080 I don't mean deliberately neglected. 49 00:03:06,700 --> 00:03:08,640 It often just turns out that way. 50 00:03:09,460 --> 00:03:13,280 If that's the case with Amanda, what can we do? 51 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,340 Well, I'd like to see Amanda individually and talk with her. 52 00:03:19,020 --> 00:03:24,500 But for now, I'd suggest that you try to give her a lot of special attention. 53 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:25,600 Don't you? 54 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,800 Don't try to get her interested in something that you think of. 55 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,600 Let her discover on her own what she's interested in, 56 00:03:33,060 --> 00:03:35,700 and then support that as much as you can. 57 00:03:36,260 --> 00:03:38,880 Well, can you help us with this? 58 00:03:39,380 --> 00:03:43,960 Yes. It will take work, but it will be well worth your effort. 59 00:03:44,940 --> 00:03:47,280 Now, when can I see Amanda?