幼少のころから本物を体験させたい

　植物を色々育てていると、種が零れてその植物の子供が自然と生えます。私の庭で特に多いのは「源平枝垂れ」の子で、多い年には２０本程生えます。

　不思議なことに、メンデルの「分離の法則」により親と異なる特徴を持つ子が度々生まれます。親の花はピンクと白の二色なのに、子供は真っ赤な花だけや、絞りになることが起こりました。珍しいので、現在、それらを育ててます。来春には高さ１メートル程に成長し、本格的に開花予定です。

　写真もその一例で、親は薄いピンクですが、ご覧の通り、子は濃い赤になった「マユミ」です。これは花でなく実です。花は春に咲きます。殺風景な今の季節にあって一際目立ちます。

　人間も場合同様で、必ずしも親の特質と同じ必要はなく、突然変異的に子供は異なる場面で才能を発揮することが起こり得ます。また、祖父母など先祖の血が蘇り、いわば隔世遺伝として現れることがあり、小学生から中学生にかけて、その子の特徴が表れ、才能を伸ばしてやりたいものです。

　親の役目は、その子の特質を発見し、「早めに見抜いて」伸ばしてあげることが肝心で、これはスポーツや芸術のみならず、科学的なことなど、いろいろの場面に現れます。このため幼少のころから「本物」を色々見せたり、聞かせたりして、実際に体験のチャンスなど「環境づくり」こそ親として大切に思います。植物の場合は色彩と樹形が大きな特徴となり毎年楽しみです。

Dear my overseas friends

　The simultaneous interpretation for you will be later, because from now on I will participate to the radio gymnastics held at the park and take a breakfast. Then I'll interpret into English for your understanding above mentioned contents.

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　When I grow a variety of plants, seeds spill out and the children of those plants grow naturally. The most common plant in my garden is the "Bicolored Weeping Peach" named Genpei-Shidare, and in many years about 20 of children grow.

　Strangely, due to Mendel's "law of separation," children are often born with another characteristics different from their parents. The parent's flowers were pink and white, but the child's flowers were only bright red, or the flowers were dapped. she is rare, so I'm currently raising her. They will grow to about 1 meter in height and will bloom in earnest next spring.

　The photo is an example of the "law of separation", the parents are light pink, but as you can see, the offspring are dark red. this plant is "Mayumi." This red is a fruit, not a flower. Flowers bloom in spring. It stands out especially in this bleak season.

　The same is true for humans, Children's characteristics do not necessarily have to be the same as their parents, and children may exhibit their talents in different situations due to mutation. In addition, the blood of ancestors such as grandparents may appear as an atavism, and from elementary school to junior high school, the child's characteristics will become apparent. Then the parents should develop their talents.

　The role of parents is to discover the child's special qualities, "see through them early," and help them to develop. This can be seen not only in sports and art, but also in science including a variety of other situations. For this reason, as parents, I think it is important to create an environment where children have the opportunity to experience by showing and listening to a variety of "real things" since an early age. When it comes to plants, the color and shape of the tree are the main characteristics and I look forward to seeing them every year.

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