All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life，but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children．That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking．Years of experience means that parents often do know best，but on the other hand，the young，being less bound by tradition，are often more creative，more able to find new solutions to old problems．Revolutions are led by the young．
Good teachers make the growth of critical （批判性的） thinking easier in their students，only to find that this can lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs．Schools encourage parents to become involved，but are often embarrassed when parents have reservations about some of the educational methods being used．Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process．And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies of that same government．The rebellions （叛逆的）young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development．They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands，but their voices must be heard．
Good parents know that just forbidding particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities．Indeed，sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting，just because it is not accepted by authority．Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts，know as much as possible about he lives of their children，provide a good example，encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them．But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go．
小题1:By saying “Revolutions are led by the young”，the author indicates that young people are more___________________．
A．conventional
B．creative
C．realistic
D．heartbreaking小题2:From the second paragraph we know__________________．
A．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government
B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods
C．movement is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies
D．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students小题3:In order to educate children well，parents should_________________．
A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life
B．know as much as possible as their children
C．educate them with facts and expect much of them
D．know them well and set a good example to them小题4:From the passage we can learn that the author prefers ___________________．
A．free parenting
B．traditional parenting
C．smart parenting
D．critical parenting小题5:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Teaching Methods – for Teachers and Schools
B．Parents’ Tasks – in Children’s Development
C．Way of Growth – for the Young Groups
D．Letting Go – for Children’s Independent Life
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
题目分析：这是一篇议论文。本文论述了培养孩子是每个家长的职责，过度的关爱和限制不利于下一代成长，因此家长要学会放手。
小题1:推理判断题。根据the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems.暗示了年轻人有创造性，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段最后They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands，but their voices must be heard．可知年轻人叛逆的心声应该被政府知道，故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about the lives of their children, provide a good example, 父母应该为孩子树立好的榜样，故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.可知作者更喜欢明智的教育方法，故选C。
小题5:标题归纳题。根据整篇文章的内容可知让家长学会放手，让孩子独立，故选D。