The Angel

Behavior: How exactly is my child behaving?

• Plays a game of being perfect with adults. Displays attitudes and actions that portray him or her as perfect when, just like any child, he or she is not.
  
  
• Tells people exactly what they want to hear.
  
  
• Perfect in the presence of authority. Not so perfect when authority is not present.
  
  
• Often reprimands other children or siblings in the presence of others.
  
  
• Defensive and hurt when confronted.
  
  
• Pushes rules, but denies ever having broken any.
  
  
• Always alludes to innocence—in thought and deed.
  
  
• In some situations, acts naive if confronted.
  
  
• Goes to great lengths to show how "goody-goody" he or she is.
  
  
• Likes seeing other children or siblings "nailed to the wall."