TOPICAL VOCABULARY

 

1. A happy child is:

a) kind-hearted, good-natured, loving, friendly, affection­ate; confident, balanced, secure; getting along (comfortably) with others; gregarious: sociable, communicative; outgoing; unselfish; hard-working, industrious; self-disciplined, self-pos­sessed

b) alert, motivated; conscientious, active, persevering; en­thusiastic; polite, courteous; considerate, thoughtful; helpfully able to cope with difficulties, problems.

 

2. An unhappy problem child is:

a) obedient, prone to obey, submissive; disciplined, re­pressed; depressed, distressed; mixed-up, confused, frustrated; disturbed; neglected; self-centered; unsociable, lonely; timid, shy, fearful, sulky; indifferent, impersonal, listless; irrespon­sive, insensitive; hurt; humiliated; stubborn; uninterested, un-motivated, dull, inactive, bored; unable to cope with difficulties

b) irritable, annoyed, anxious; restless, naughty, wilful; inconsistent, impulsive; undisciplined, unruly, misbehaving, disobedient; resentful, arrogant, insolent, impudent; inconsider­ate, intolerant, disrespectful; unrestrained; destructive, bel-

 

 

ligerent; rude, rough, coarse, offensive; wrong-doing, delin­quent, unable to cope with difficulties, problems.

 

3. A happy parent is:

loving, caring, affectionate; kind, kind-hearted, good-na­tured, friendly, approving, reassuring; responsive, thoughtful, considerate, understanding; sensitive, sympathetic; sensible, reasonable; self-restrained; patient, tolerant; open, outgoing; firm, consistent; just.

4. An unhappy difficult parent is:

 

a) impulsive; indulging, pampering, babying; unreasonable; selfish, self-indulging, self-interested; self-willed, wilful; incon­sistent; partial; sentimental; permissive

b) loveless, indifferent, impersonal; insensitive, disapprov­ing; unjust, unfair; impatient, intolerant; insensible, unreason­able, unwise; inconsistent; nagging, fussy; cold, hard, harsh, cruel; bullying, aggressive, destructive, violent; repressing, demanding, restraining; moralizing; uncompromising, tough.