Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five | TED

Transcriber: Ivana Korom Reviewer:

Translator: Pei Shan Lee Reviewer: Thomas Tam

[Baby cooing]

（小朋友笑聲）

如果我同你講

What if I was to tell you

that a game of peekaboo could change the world?

伏匿匿呢個遊戲可以改變世界

Sounds impossible, right?

你係唔係覺得好荒謬？

Well, I’m here today to prove it’s not.

我今日就係來證明，呢啲係有可能嘅

Hi, I’m Molly and I’m seven.

我係 Molly，今年 7 歲

And this is my little friend, Ari.

而呢位小朋友係 Ari

Say “Hi,” Ari.

Ari 同大家打個招呼啦

Hi.

大家好﹗

Oh, and this is my neighbor, Amarjot.

仲有嗰位係我嘅鄰居 Amarjot

He has to take Ari away now to get ready for our experiment.

佢會先帶走 Ari，然後準備做個實驗

But don't worry, they'll be back.

唔使擔心，佢哋陣間會返來

My talk today is about some powerful things you grownups can do.

今日我想同大家傾下啲好有用 大人幫到小朋友成長嘅舉動

that shape us as children and the adults we become.

直情係影響到佢哋變成大人

How do I know?

我又點會知？

由於我嘅父母同埋身邊啲人 好早就成日咁做

Because my parents and people around me did them early and often.

I know not all kids are as lucky.

我知道唔係個個小朋友都咁幸運

Some of my friends, some kids at my school and many around the world.

比如話我有啲朋友啦、學校同學 仲有好多其他世界各地嘅小朋友

And I would really like to help change that.

我真係好想改變呢種情況

Thanks to scientists,

多得啲科學家嘅努力

we now know just how important the first five years are

我哋而家知道小朋友出世頭嗰五年

for our health and development,

對佢哋嘅健康同發育都好重要

especially our brains.

尤其係我哋個腦

Ari started learning long before he was even born,

Ari 甚至喺出世之前

from inside his mommy’s tummy.

就喺媽咪個肚入面開始學習

When Ari was born,

他出世嗰陣好細粒

he was tiny and he cried all the time.

而且成日咁喊

He was always hungry and he pooped a lot.

食嘢同屙屎都多過人

[Laughter]

（觀眾笑聲）

Now he laughs and giggles and makes funny noises.

而家佢喺度笑、咯咯聲咁笑 仲發出啲滑稽嘅聲音

But those are just the changes we hear and see.

但係呢啲都只係表面嘅改變

That’s way more going on inside.

其實內裡發生緊嘅係，更深層次嘅改變

So, let’s talk more about our brains.

不如我哋來傾下我哋嘅大腦喇﹗

The blue bag is a rough size and weight of a healthy baby’s brain at birth.

嗰個藍色袋嘅尺寸、重量 同個初生嬰兒嘅大腦差不多

The red one is a baby’s brain after the first year.

紅色係代表小朋友一歲嗰時嘅大腦

It almost doubles in volume.

幾乎係大咗一倍

And by my age, it's almost 90 percent the volume of an adult brain.

到我呢啲個年紀，係大人個腦嘅 90%

Our brains develop faster in our early years

我哋嘅腦喺細個嗰陣

than at any other time in our lives.

係發展得最快

It can create up to one million neural connections every second.

每秒可以連接到一百萬個神經元

But we need your help.

但係我哋仍然需要你哋嘅幫忙

Our healthy development depends on these top five things,

小朋友嘅健康成長需要五樣嘢

One, connecting; two, talking;

第一係連結，第二係溝通

three, playing; four, a healthy home,

第三係玩樂，第四係健康嘅家庭

five; community.

第五係支持父母嘅社區

All of this helps our brains and us reach our full potential.

以上五個元素幫助我哋嘅大腦 發揮到最大嘅潛能

So what’s something you can do that can really make a difference?

咁到底你哋可以點樣幫到我哋喇？

Scientists call it serve and return.

科學家稱呢啲方法為 「照顧與回應」

That’s just a grown-up way of saying connect, talk and play with us.

其實都係講緊要同我哋 互動、溝通，同埋一齊玩

And here’s the really big news.

而家就係重頭戲部分㗎喇﹗

Amarjot, Ari, you ready?

Amarjot、Ari，你哋準備好未？

(Audio) Amajat: Ready?

（聲音）Amarjot：「準備好。」

Molly Wright: Copycat games build imagination and empathy.

Copycat 呢款遊戲可以建立 小朋友嘅想象力同埋同理心

(Amarjot and Ari laughing)

（Amarjot 同 Ari 嘅嬉鬧聲）

Naming games build vocabulary and attention.

「改名遊戲」可以擴大詞滙嘅應用

Amarjot: Daddy. Ari. Daddy. Ari.

（Amarjot：爹地、Ari、爹地、Ari）

MW: And games like peekabo -- yep, peekaboo --

係伏匿匿——冇錯，就係伏匿匿

actually build memory and trust.

其實係可以建立記憶同信任

Amarjot: Peekaboo!

Amarjot：伏匿匿！

MW: Each time you talk to us, play with us, make us laugh,

每次你哋同我哋講野 同我哋玩、氹我哋笑

it not only builds and strengthens our relationships and mental health,

除咗會增進我哋對人際關係同心理健康

it actually teaches us some of the most important life skills,

仲可以教識我哋好重要嘅生存技能

from making friends to taking the test,

由識朋友到考試

to getting a job,

到搵工

to one day maybe even starting a family of our own.

甚至有朝一日 開始組織自己嘅家庭都有用

Interactions early and often matter.

互動係需要早啲同頻密啲

Take it from me,

信我啦，肯定冇錯

the seven-year-old up here talking about brain science.

你睇七歲嘅我就嚟同大家分享 大腦嘅科學，你就知道喇﹗

(Laughter)

（觀眾笑聲）

OK, now let’s see what happens when the connection is taken away.

好，而家嚟睇下如果冇咗個連結會點

So now he’s trying to get his dad’s attention again.

可以睇到佢係好想引起爸爸嘅注意

He’s reaching out like, “That was fun, why have you stopped?”

就好似講緊：「點解你唔玩？ 玩啦﹗玩啦」

(Ari cries)

（Ari 喊聲）

I know it’s important for adults to use their devices sometimes,

我知道大人有時要睇電話，都係好重要嘅

but kids are hardwired to seek out meaningful connections,

但係小朋友天生就鐘意同人哋互動

not receiving them causes confusion and stress.

如果佢哋得唔到回應 就會混亂同感受到壓力

OK, Amarjot, please re-engage.

好啦，Amarjot，請你再同佢玩返喇﹗

Amarjot: Ah, there’s Ari.

Amarjot：哎呀﹗係 Ari 喔﹗

(Ari laughs)

（Ari 笑聲）

MW: Now what if our whole childhood was like that last 30 seconds?

如果我哋成個童年 都好似頭先嗰 30 秒咁

How hard it would be for a child to feel calm.

以後我哋就會好不安

To feel safe.

冇乜安全感

To learn to trust anyone.

好難去相信人哋

And the lifelong impact that would have.

仲會喺成世人留低啲陰影

That makes me feel sad.

淨係諗到咁，我都覺得好傷心

Ari only reacted the way he did and recovered so quickly

Ari 嘅反應唔算太激烈 而且好快就平復

because the connection between him and his dad is usually so strong.

係因為佢平時同爸爸嘅關係好好

The positive relationships with the grown-ups in our lives

如果小朋友同家長嘅關係正面

gives kids the confidence we need

會俾到小朋友好多信心

to try new things, to explore and be a kid.

令到佢哋可以放心去嘗試新嘢 安心做返個小朋友

So please,

所以唔該大家

try to remember the most special period for our development is

一定要記得我哋成長嘅黃金時間

the first five years.

係零到五歲

Starting from inside mommy’s tummy.

由媽媽陀住個 BB 開始諗起

What’s something really impactful you can do?

你哋可以做啲乜野

Serve and return.

記住「照顧與回應」

And when?

幾時？

Early and often.

要早啲同頻密啲

Please give it up for a Amarjot and Ari.

多謝 Amarjot 和 Ari !

(Applause)

（觀眾掌聲）

Every moment together is an opportunity

所有一齊嘅時光

to connect, talk and play.

都係互動、溝通同玩樂嘅機會

Imagine the difference we could make if everyone everywhere did this.

想像一下，如果大家都咁做 個分別可以去到幾大？

To us, the children,

對於我哋啲小朋友嚟講

it’s so much more than just a game.

呢啲絕對唔止係遊戲咁簡單

It's our future.

而係我哋嘅未來

Thank you.

多謝大家

(Applause)

（觀眾掌聲）

See? Peekaboo really can change the world.

係唔係啊？我都話伏匿匿 可以改變呢個世界架喇！

(Applause)

（觀眾掌聲）