When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coachers, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

　　“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.

　　1. Bossy children like Stephen Jackson ______.

　　A. make good decisions

　　B. show self-centeredness

　　C. lack care from others

　　D. have little sense of fear

　　2. The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in paragraph 2 means ______.

　　A. inborn nature B. developed character C. accepted theory D. particular environment

　　3. The study on bossy behavior implies that parents ______.

　　A. should give more power to their children

　　B. should be strict with their children

　　C. should not be so anxious about their children D. should not set limits for their children

　　4. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. How bossy behavior can be controlled. B. How we can get along with bossy children.

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