Read This Book or You're Grounded! by Wayne Rice

Author:Wayne Rice [Wayne Rice ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780310873617
Publisher: Zondervan/youth Specialties

TEACH THEM HOW YOU - - - - - - - WANT TO BE TREATED

Do your parents sometimes treat you like a child?

Well, it won’t do any good to tell them to stop. You’ll only make things worse if you stomp your feet, whine, go on a hunger strike, or throw a tantrum. As long as you act like a child, they’ll treat you like one.

But there is an alternative. What you need to do is to act the age you want them to treat you. This will actually teach them how you want to be treated.

You’re probably sick and tired of hearing your parents say, “Act your age!” That’s because you aren’t sure HOW to act. What do they expect? Just exactly how is a 13-year-old or a 15-year-old or an 18-year-old supposed to act? If you don’t know, they probably don’t know either.

Think about that. Why not pick an age that’s a little older than you actually are, and try to behave like that? I’m not saying you should do the bad things that some older people do (like drinking, smoking, having sex, or going to R-rated movies), but do the good things that some older people do (like taking responsibility for yourself, being courteous and respectful around other adults, and taking your schoolwork seriously).

Like it or not, the way others treat you, including your parents, has a lot to do with how you act around them. For example, if you looked and acted like, say, a clown—with floppy feet, blue hair, and a big red nose—people probably wouldn’t take you too seriously. In the same way, if you act like a little kid—being irresponsible all the time, pouting when you don’t get your way, only caring about yourself, or avoiding anything that isn’t fun—people will probably just treat you like a little kid.

And vice versa. If people treat you like a little kid, you may find yourself acting like a little kid, even though you’re not. Unfortunately, this is one of those vicious circles somebody needs to break, and it may as well be you. If you’re tired of being treated like a little kid, whose fault is it? Who needs to change, them or you?

When people are around you, they pick up certain “vibes” or cues that determine how they respond to you. I’ll give you a personal example of what I’m talking about. If you know me, you’re aware that I am, well, follically challenged. I started losing hair on the top of my head in my twenties. I was distressed at the time, and I tried various hair-growing remedies, none of which did any good. However, I discovered that baldness at an early age did have an upside. Many people thought I was older (and a lot wiser) than I actually was. Because of this, I was treated differently than other guys my age who looked a lot younger. People opened doors for me, called me “sir,” and listened to what I had to say.

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