As an adolescent, competence sets in and the parental manipulation becomes counter-productive. The bad news is that extinction of this susceptibility will not happen automatically. This Assertiveness Training intervention in the social sense is linked ultimately to self respect. Mom lives in Riverside. Daughter lives in Los Angeles.
Daughter is an overworked graduate student and refuses.
Then she relents and reluctantly agrees to come for dinner, but feels coerced. I appreciate the offer, but I cannot come to Riverside and visit you this weekend. Your father may have a heart attack. Smith advises to change your behavior with no guilt. Feelings of guilt throw you into a lot of behavior that is bent on diminishing the guilty feelings.