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                                              Social Skills



                                                     Insights






                                                                By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
                                                                    (Strategies For Optimum Success)

          Q: When my daughter gets an idea  as  adults – among those traits are
          into her head, there is nothing I can
          do to change her mind. She is just  skills, and perseverance.
          so  stubborn!  I  know  that  my  hus-
          band and I can both be a bit “strong-                                                -
                                                  -   ing  what  she  wants  and  knowing
                                                      that  if  she  tries  hard  enough,  she
          so, is there anyway to make both of  will achieve it. Problem solving skills
          our lives a bit more manageable?


                                                      angles. And, perseverance naturally
                                                  -
          er, there are other ways that your
          daughter  could  have  “inherited”  path.
          this trait. If you and your husband
                                                      Okay, so stubbornness brings lots of
          issues, she could have picked up this                                                -
          behavior from you. That being said,
          being stubborn is not necessarily a  a child? Is there a way to alleviate
          bad thing (though it can get in the
          way  of  parents).  Children  who  are  can  use  in  order  to  work  togeth-
          stubborn  develop  many  important  er with your child to transform her
          traits that help them succeed               from stubborn to strong-willed.
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