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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know what you're talking about, OP. One of my kids just feels sorry for himself when he gets in trouble instead of thinking about what he did. I see parenting articles that say this is caused by authoritarian parenting. And I do enforce boundaries and punish. But talking to him doesn't do anything. I don't have any answers.[/quote] Oh come on. How do YOU feel when you get in trouble? A little defensive and blaming at first, right? Nobody (adult or child) responds to getting in trouble perfectly. "Oh let me think about what I did and repent!" No. They react in concordance with their particular personalities, but always in somewhat self-centered ways. The angel child that reacts by crying hysterically when they get in trouble and begging for forgiveness is no less self-centered than the child who reacts by saying "big deal." Two different coping mechanisms; that's all. [/quote]
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