Molly Wright: How Every Child Can Thrive by Five | TED

Transcriber: Ivana Korom Reviewer:

譯者: AMBER KAO 審譯者: Regina Chu

[Baby cooing]

（寶寶咿咿呀呀聲）

What if I was to tell you

如果我告訴你

that a game of peekaboo could change the world?

「躲貓貓」這個遊戲可以改變世界？

Sounds impossible, right?

聽起來不可能，對嗎？

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

我今天在這兒證明，這不是不可能的事。

Hi, I’m Molly and I’m seven.

嗨，我是莫莉，我現在 7 歲。

And this is my little friend, Ari.

這位是我的小小朋友，阿里。

Say “Hi,” Ari.

說「嗨」，阿里。

Hi.

嗨。

Oh, and this is my neighbor, Amarjot.

喔，這位是我的鄰居，亞馬喬。

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

他現在必須把阿里帶走， 為我們的實驗做好準備。

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

但不用擔心，他們會再回來。

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

我今天的演講是關於 您們成人能做到的一些富有力量的事，

that shape us as children and the adults we become.

這些事情塑造我們作為孩子 和未來成為大人的樣貌。

How do I know?

我從哪裡得知這個道理？

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

因為我父母和我身邊的人 很早就這樣做，而且經常這樣做。

I know not all kids are as lucky.

我知道不是所有的孩子都這麼幸運。

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

我的一些朋友，我學校的一些孩子 以及世界各地的許多孩子們。

And I would really like to help change that.

我真的很想幫助去改變這種現況。

Thanks to scientists,

多虧了科學家，

we now know just how important the first five years are

我們現在知道成長的前五年

for our health and development,

對我們的健康和發展有多重要，

especially our brains.

尤其對我們的大腦發育來說。

Ari started learning long before he was even born,

阿里在出生之前很久就開始學習了，

from inside his mommy’s tummy.

在他媽媽的肚子裡就開始了。

When Ari was born,

當阿里出生時，

he was tiny and he cried all the time.

他個兒很小而且一直在哭。

He was always hungry and he pooped a lot.

他總是覺得餓，然後會便便很多次。

[Laughter]

（笑聲）

Now he laughs and giggles and makes funny noises.

現在他會咯咯地笑， 並發出有趣的聲音。

But those are just the changes we hear and see.

但這些只是我們聽到和看到的變化。

That’s way more going on inside.

事實上有更深刻的意思在裡面。

So, let’s talk more about our brains.

所以，讓我們來談談我們的大腦。

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

藍色袋子是健康嬰兒出生時 大腦的粗略大小和重量。

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

紅色的是一歲後嬰兒的大腦。

It almost doubles in volume.

它的體積幾乎翻了一倍。

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

到了我這個年齡， 已幾乎是成人大腦體積的 90% 。

Our brains develop faster in our early years

我們的大腦在成長早年，

than at any other time in our lives.

發育得比生命中的任何其他時間都快。

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

每秒可創建多達一百萬個神經連接。

But we need your help.

但是孩子們需要大人們的幫助。

Our healthy development depends on these top five things,

我們的健康發展取決於這五件事上，

One, connecting; two, talking;

一、連結； 二、交談；

three, playing; four, a healthy home,

三、玩耍；四、一個健康的家庭；

five; community.

五，社群。

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

所有這些都有助於我們的大腦發展， 讓我們充分發揮潛力。

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

那麼，你能做些什麼 讓以上項目真正發揮作用呢？

Scientists call it serve and return.

科學家稱之為發球與回應。

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

這只是一種成年人的說法， 就是與我們連結、交談和玩耍。

And here’s the really big news.

現在這裡有個很重大的消息。

Amarjot, Ari, you ready?

亞馬喬、阿里，你們準備好了嗎？

(Audio) Amajat: Ready?

（亞馬喬問阿里）準備好了嗎？

Molly Wright: Copycat games build imagination and empathy.

莫：模仿遊戲 培養想像力和同理心。

(Amarjot and Ari laughing)

（亞馬喬及阿里笑著）

Naming games build vocabulary and attention.

喚名遊戲可以增加詞彙和注意力。

Amarjot: Daddy. Ari. Daddy. Ari.

亞：爹地、 阿里、爹地、阿里。

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

還有像是躲貓貓遊戲， 對，就是躲貓貓──

actually build memory and trust.

確實地建立起記憶與信任關係。

Amarjot: Peekaboo!

躲貓貓！

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

每一次您們大人跟我們 說話、玩耍、讓我們發出笑聲，

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

不僅建立和加強了 我們之間的關係和心理健康，

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

還教會了我們一些最重要的生活技能，

from making friends to taking the test,

從結交朋友到參加考試，

to getting a job,

再到找工作，

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

甚至有一天可能組成自己的家庭。

Interactions early and often matter.

盡早並經常性的互動很重要。

Take it from me,

以我為例，

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

七歲的孩子在這裡談論腦部科學。

(Laughter)

（笑聲）

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

好，現在讓我們來看看 當我們不連結時會發生些什麼。

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

現在他試著再次取得他爸爸的注意力。

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

他伸出手就像說， 「剛剛很有趣，你為什麼停下來了？」

(Ari cries)

（阿里哭了）

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

我知道對大人來說 有時使用他們的工具很重要，

but kids are hardwired to seek out meaningful connections,

但孩子們天生就會尋找有意義的連結，

not receiving them causes confusion and stress.

不接收這樣的連結將造成混亂和壓力。

OK, Amarjot, please re-engage.

好了，亞馬喬，請重新回到連結。

Amarjot: Ah, there’s Ari.

啊，阿里在這裡啊～

(Ari laughs)

（阿里笑了）

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

現在試想，如果我們整個童年， 都像剛剛 30 秒所發生的情況，

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

讓孩子感到平靜是多麼的困難。

To feel safe.

去感覺得到安全感。

To learn to trust anyone.

去學習去相信任何人。

And the lifelong impact that would have.

以及那將產生的終生影響。

That makes me feel sad.

這讓我感到難過。

Ari only reacted the way he did and recovered so quickly

阿里會做出那樣的反應， 又能恢復得這麼快，

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

是因為他和他爸爸的連結如此緊密。

The positive relationships with the grown-ups in our lives

在我們的生活中與成年人的積極關係，

gives kids the confidence we need

給了我們這些孩子們需要的信心，

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

去嘗試新事物、去探索、去當一個孩子。

So please,

所以，拜託您們，

try to remember the most special period for our development is

試著記得對我們成長發展最特別的時期

the first five years.

是剛開始的這五年。

Starting from inside mommy’s tummy.

從媽媽的肚子裡就開始了。

What’s something really impactful you can do?

您能做些什麼真正有影響力的事情呢？

Serve and return.

「發球與回應」的互動

And when?

什麼時候做呢？

Early and often.

盡早開始並且經常去做。

Please give it up for a Amarjot and Ari.

請給亞馬喬和阿里掌聲！

(Applause)

（掌聲）

Every moment together is an opportunity

每一個一起相處的時光都是一個機會，

to connect, talk and play.

去連結、交談、和玩耍。

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

想像一下我們可以做出的改變， 如果每個地方每個人都這樣做。

To us, the children,

對我們，以身為孩子來說，

it’s so much more than just a game.

這不僅僅只是一個遊戲。

It's our future.

這是我們的未來。

Thank you.

謝謝您們。

(Applause)

（掌聲）

See? Peekaboo really can change the world.

看到了嗎？躲貓貓真的可以改變世界！

(Applause)

（掌聲）