When your guard is down, are you sending the wrong signals to your offspring? Consider the following situations and the messages your reactions may convey:
- A motorist tailgates you, then cuts in front of you just before you both stop at a red light. While waiting, do you make sure he's looking his rear view mirror, then treat him to carefully mouthed invectives and perhaps a hand gestures?
- When taking the families to places that offer discounts to children, do you ever tell your kids to shave a year or two of their ages?
- Do you fudge traffic laws by making illegal U-turns, running yellow lights and only hitting the brakes if you glimpse a police car?
- You are about to embark on a family holiday, and your child will miss school. Do you tell the teacher the real reason, or do you say your child has the flu?
- Your son is getting aggressive on the basketball court. The referees never see his well placed elbow or the sly trip. Do you remind him that good sportsmanship is as important as winning? Or do you slip him some money for every basket he makes?
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