根据教授所说 "Uh, those objects … we call them attributes. The attributes chosen to be included in a particular miniature was often meant to communicate parents' hopes and dreams for their child. So I think you'll learn a lot about how people viewed children at the time the miniature paintings were done." 可知美国当时给孩子的微型画中，孩子手里拿的物件一般都会折射出家长对孩子的期望，所以从这些物件中可以看出在那段历史中，人们是怎么看待孩子的。

答案: B