Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify 【C1】______ a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 【C2】______ of that parent. The things parents do and say-and the 【C3】______ they do and say--therefore strongly influence a child's 【C4】______ However, parents must consistently 【C5】______ like the type of person they want their child to become.
A parent's actions 【C6】______ affect the self-image that a child forms 【C7】______ identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their parents will likely learn to see themselves in a 【C8】______ way. Children who observe chiefly 【C9】______ qualities in their parents will have difficulty 【C10】______ positive qualities in themselves. Children may 【C11】______ their self-image, however, as they become increasingly 【C12】______ by peer group standards.
Isolated events, 【C13】______ dramatic ones, do not necessarily have a 【C14】______ effect on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established 【C15】______ and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, for example, 【C16】______ the divorce of their parents. But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events as a 【C17】______ of rejection or punishment. In the same way, all children are not influenced 【C18】______ by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. 【C19】______ in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 【C20】______ of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.
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