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Assure that @5 understands the roles, '
relationships and responsibilities that exist in'
your family and the needs to preserve them. '
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The family is ordered by the roles and relation-'
ships it contains. Each role brings with it '
both advantages and responsibilities. The '
parent's role is to preserve and educate; the '
child's role is to obey. The parents as well as'
the child merit respect when they do their part.'
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MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
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Law, culture, and spiritual systems give parents'
the right and obligation to exact obedience. '
The child receives security and guidance for '
compliance. This is demonstrated by showing '
alarm and disappointment if disobedience occurs.'
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Ask yourself: '
* Do I feel I really deserve my @5's '
respect? '
* Have I communicated the importance of the '
roles in the family to @5? '
* How do I feel when my rights are attacked '
and do I communicate that to @1 ? '
MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
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Young children are very sensitive to their care-'
takers feelings about them. They may not under-'
stand, but they know how you feel. The best '
way to use this is to respond openly to them '
and let go of your feelings when the behavior '
changes. '
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Try: '
* Showing you're upset with the disobediece '
in an exaggerated way. Exaggerated facial '
expressions do this. '
* Adding verbal cues to non-verbal ex- '
pressions. Change when behavior changes. '
MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
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Parents must win in the battle with this age '
group. Be fair, patient, reasonable and have '
the final word. Keep the behavior in the bounds'
of what you can handle before becoming upset. '
Intervene as early as possible. '
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Try: '
* Looking for the first sign that things are '
going wrong. '
* Letting @5 know that you know and '
what will happen if it continues. '
* Calmly acting at the very first sign that '
the behavior is continuing. '
MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
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"Do you care?" is an episodic issue with chil- '
dren in this age group. Often they can ignore '
you for a long time and then seek your caring by'
disobedience. Point out that you know what they'
want, but that it is not the way to get it. '
Tell them how to get it and respond accordingly.'
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Try: '
* Looking for indications of disobedience '
being used to attract your attention. '
* Ignoring the behavior, if possible, after '
informing @5 that that is not the '
way and what @3 can do to get it. '
MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
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Pre-adolescents would like the privileges of an '
adult without the responsibilities. Making this'
age group strictly accountable for all their '
actions is a way of establishing this dual link '
of privilege and responsibility. '
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Try: '
* Letting @5 know that @3 has free '
choice, but there is a way that things '
ought to be done. '
* Holding @5 accountable for @2 '
choices when those choices are clear. '
* Showing that every action brings reaction. '
MANAGING DISOBEDIENCE '
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Adolescents what a place in society and seek to '
balance family with friends and others. Show '
them the price to be paid for membership in the '
family as well as the rewards to be gained. '
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Try: '
* Tying all compliance into mutual respect '
for other family members. '
* Emphasizing the loss of respect for dis- '
obedience and the dangers of placing '
themselves outside of the family. '
* Showing @1 that belonging is dependent '
compliance. '
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