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Avoiding POWER STRUGGLES with Teens
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 282505" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>AuntAlva--</p><p> </p><p>In my house, the connotation "power struggle" has a much more serious meaning than most....</p><p> </p><p>My daughter enforces her will in every circumstance, in every situation. Even her teachers have told me they cannot give her "group" assignments, because she just bosses the group around and the assignment is done the way she says it should be done.</p><p> </p><p>In year's past, tdocs have advised me not to enagage in 'power struggles' with her and that these strong-willed tendencies as a child will transform into "leadership qualities" as an adult.</p><p> </p><p>These days, I'm not so sure....</p><p> </p><p>difficult child is so self-centered and has such a sense of entitlement--she is absolutely convinced that her way is the ONLY way. It's going to get her into trouble.</p><p> </p><p>I've been wishing that our therapist had a few ideas about getting difficult child to practice "compromises" and looking at situations from other's point's of view instead of just advising us to "avoid the power struggle".</p><p> </p><p>What sorts of things are you struggling with?</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 282505, member: 6546"] AuntAlva-- In my house, the connotation "power struggle" has a much more serious meaning than most.... My daughter enforces her will in every circumstance, in every situation. Even her teachers have told me they cannot give her "group" assignments, because she just bosses the group around and the assignment is done the way she says it should be done. In year's past, tdocs have advised me not to enagage in 'power struggles' with her and that these strong-willed tendencies as a child will transform into "leadership qualities" as an adult. These days, I'm not so sure.... difficult child is so self-centered and has such a sense of entitlement--she is absolutely convinced that her way is the ONLY way. It's going to get her into trouble. I've been wishing that our therapist had a few ideas about getting difficult child to practice "compromises" and looking at situations from other's point's of view instead of just advising us to "avoid the power struggle". What sorts of things are you struggling with? --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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