![]() ![]() She also balances her new songs with her traditional one. Little Brown Bird wasn’t breaking the rules because she wanted to be naughty, but because she wasn’t being true to be herself. Learning personal control teaches children how to be independent and make their own decisions. moral rules like “don’t steal”) and times when it is ok to assert personal control. When making rules, parents should balance rules that shouldn’t be broken (e.g. The children said she should break the rule and paint, because that’s who she was. Children learn to identify situations where there are legitimate grounds for breaking a rule namely, when it “restricts the freedom to be oneself.” In the study, children were given the story of Gloria the Painter who was told by her mother never to paint. Little Brown Bird learns that sometimes it’s ok to break the rules. Crow is indignant that the norms are being broken and everyone else is following Little Brown Bird’s example in “being silly.” Crow eventually gives in and everyone joins in on the silliness. The other birds aren’t thrilled at first and try to get her to stay with her traditional song. ![]() She wants to sing something different and have fun. In Froodle by Antoinette Portis, Little Brown Bird is tired of singing the same old song over and over again. Regardless of how old you are, the urge to stand out or change your ways in the face of monotony can hit you at any time. ![]()
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