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1. CHARACTERISTICS OF DEPENDENT
CHILDREN
CHARACTERISTICS OF DEPENDENT
CHILDREN
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2. Prepared by
Stephen Kamore
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3. They have difficulty in
making everyday
decisions without
excessive amount of
advice and
reassurance from
others.
They have difficulty in
making everyday
decisions without
excessive amount of
advice and
reassurance from
others.
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4. They are passive and
allow other people
to take initiative and
assume
responsibility for
most major areas of
their life
They are passive and
allow other people
to take initiative and
assume
responsibility for
most major areas of
their life
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5. They depend on
parents to make
decisions for them
such as what they
wear, whom to
associate with, how
to spend their free
time or what college
to attend
They depend on
parents to make
decisions for them
such as what they
wear, whom to
associate with, how
to spend their free
time or what college
to attend
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6. They fear losing
support and
approval and have
difficulty expressing
disagreement with
other people
especially those
they depend on.
They can easily be
victims of abuse.
They fear losing
support and
approval and have
difficulty expressing
disagreement with
other people
especially those
they depend on.
They can easily be
victims of abuse.
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7. They feel unable to
function alone.
They agree with
things that are
wrong rather than
taking risk of losing
the help of those
they depend on
due to fear of
getting alienated.
They feel unable to
function alone.
They agree with
things that are
wrong rather than
taking risk of losing
the help of those
they depend on
due to fear of
getting alienated.
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8. They fear to
initiate things or
doing things
independently.
They lack self -
confidence and
believe they need
help to begin and
carry through
work.
They fear to
initiate things or
doing things
independently.
They lack self -
confidence and
believe they need
help to begin and
carry through
work.
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9. They wait for others
to start things
because they
believe that others
can do better.
They wait for others
to start things
because they
believe that others
can do better.
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10. They may be
tempted to
volunteer for
unpleasant task. If
such behaviour will
bring the care they
need.
They may be
tempted to
volunteer for
unpleasant task. If
such behaviour will
bring the care they
need.
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11. They are willing to
submit to what
others want, even if
the demands are
unreasonable. They
make extraordinary
self - sacrifices or
tolerate verbal or
physical or sexual
abuse.
They are willing to
submit to what
others want, even if
the demands are
unreasonable. They
make extraordinary
self - sacrifices or
tolerate verbal or
physical or sexual
abuse.
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12. They will “tag long”
with important
others just to avoid
being alone even if
they are not
interested or
involved in what is
happening.
They will “tag long”
with important
others just to avoid
being alone even if
they are not
interested or
involved in what is
happening.
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13. When a close
relationship breaks
with a peer they
tend to urgently
seek another
relationship to
provide the needed
care and support.
When a close
relationship breaks
with a peer they
tend to urgently
seek another
relationship to
provide the needed
care and support.
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14. They perceive
themselves as totally
dependent on the
advice and help of
significant others that
they worry about
being abandoned by
others when there is
no ground to justify
such fear.
They perceive
themselves as totally
dependent on the
advice and help of
significant others that
they worry about
being abandoned by
others when there is
no ground to justify
such fear.
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SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR
PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, YOUTH AND
LEADERS
WE FACILITATE EMPOWERMENT
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR
PARENTS, EMPLOYEES, YOUTH AND
LEADERS
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