"She declared to the world, or at least the Pacific Northwest, that she would not return the book and would, in fact, burn it. She also claimed that if the library tried to replace the book, she would 'have somebody else check it out' and she'd keep that one, too."Whether she realized it or not, she set the example for her son that you don't have to follow rules that you don't like or agree with. It can be easy for parents to forget that teens don't just listen to what we say, they watch what we do. And if our words and actions don't line up, we can become our own children's excuse for breaking rules. Source: Statesman Journal (OR)
Labels: rules, consequences, role_models
Posted By: Aspen Education Group