Responsibility slides off kids like water slides off a duck’s back. It almost seems the way that nature meant it to be. Think of kids as being coated with Teflon, and nothing sticks—that’s how they relate to responsibility. In some ways, it’s no mystery: kids are born with no responsibilities, and everything they do is [...]
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Teflon Kids: Why They Avoid Responsibility—and How to Hold Them Accountable
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009“I don’t Want to Go to School!” And What You Can Do about It
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Nearly every morning before school, Josh, 9, will scream, cry and do anything possible to stay home. “He’ll whine on and on, ‘I don’t feel well. I hate my teacher. School is boring,” say his parents, Suzanne and Rob, who report that they have hit the wall with his behavior. “He used to like school,” [...]
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