【阅读理解:Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudent“opera】
阅读理解:
Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudent“operatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’syourismine”sayshismother.“TheotherdayIboughttwonewStarWarslightsabers(剑).LaterIsawStephenwiththetwonewoneswhilehisbrotherwasusingthebeat-upones.
“Examinetheextendedfamilyandyou’llprobablyfindabossygrandparentauntuncleorcousinineverygeneration.It’saninheritabletrait”saysRussellBarkleyaprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina.Otherchildrenwhomaynotbeparticularlybossycangraduallygaindominance(支配地位)whentheysensetheirparentsareweakhesitantorindisagreementwitheachother.
Whetherit’sinbornnatureordevelopedcharacteratworktoomuchcontrolinthehandsoftheyoungisn’thealthyforchildrenorthefamily.FearisattherootofalotofbossybehaviorsaysfamilypsychologistJohnTaylor.ChildrenhesaysinhisbookFromDefiancetoCooperation“havesecretfeelingsofweakness”and“adesiretofeelsafe.”It’stheparents’roletoprovidethatprotection.
Whena“bosschild”doesn’tlearnlimitsathomethestageissetforahostoftroublesoutsidethefamily.Theoverlywillfulandunbendingchildmayhavetroubleobeyingteachersorcoachesforexampleortroublekeepingfriends.Itcanbeprettylonelyasthetopdogifnoonelikesyourbossyways.
“Iseemoreandmoreparentsgivinguptheirpower”saysBarkleywhohasstudiedbossybehaviorformorethan30years.“Theybendtoofarbecausetheydon’twanttobeasstrictastheirownparentswere.Buttheyalsofeellessconfidentabouttheirparentingskills.Theirkidsinturnfeelmoreanxious.”
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BossychildrenlikeStephenJackson________.
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makegooddecisions
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showself-