If You Were an Authoritative Parent,how Would You Handle a Child

question 32

Multiple Choice

If you were an authoritative parent,how would you handle a child who only wanted to eat a banana split for dinner?

• A) "It would be much better to eat a healthy dinner first and have a banana split for dessert if you are not full."
• B) "Great, let's go for it!"
• C) "Absolutely not, under no circumstance will I allow that!"
• D) "Whatever, I don't care."

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