【Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudent“operatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’sy】
Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisionsmanagetheirenvironmentandleadratherthanfollow.StephenJacksonaYearOnestudent“operatesunderthetheoryofwhat’smineismineandwhat’syoursismine”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.”
1.BossychildrenlikeStephenJackson.
A.makegooddecisions
B.showself-centeredness
C.lackcarefromothers
D.havelittlesenseoffear
2..Thestudyonbossybehaviorimpliesthatparents.
A.shouldgivemorepowertotheirchildren
B.shouldbestrictwiththeirchildren
C.shouldnotbesoanxiousabouttheirchildren
D.shouldnotsetlimitsfortheirchildren
3.Bossychildrenmayprobablybecome.