Skill 20-1
Child at church service
No, the child is too young to pay attention and remain quiet for the length of a church service. The request may seem reasonable to you, but is beyond the capacity of the child to respond as you wish.

Let's say you have a headache. Your thirteen year old is blaring music in her room. You feel yourself becoming just a tiny bit angry. You go to her, tell her about your headache, and ask her to turn down the volume.

Is this a reasonable request?


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Loud music and your headache