"Children are punished more often for mimicking their parents than for disobeying them."
When I was a teenager, I heard a quote that seemed so true, I have never forgotten it: "Children are punished more often for mimicking their parents than for disobeying them." Case in point: When my son was two years old, he was eating some potato chips. I asked him if I could have one. No. Please? No. Pretty please? No. Just one little chip? No. What if I just grab one? He moved the bag out of my reach, like I do with things I don't want him to have. I pretended to cry. Please? No. He covered the chip bag with a dish towel so I couldn't see it, another technique of mine. It became a game for me to try to persuade him. He stoically ignored my requests and kept slowly eating chips. I laughed and gave up, impressed with his determination. I realized that through my example, I had taught him to say 'no' and mean it. I hope when he is 14 years old and someone tries to presure him to take drugs, he has the same confident determination to say no!
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