Making a distinction
between the unacceptable behavior of, and your unconditional love for, the child
Not exact matches
Let your puppy meet and greet people, but also learn the boundaries
between acceptable and
unacceptable behavior.
During this training time, guidance and patience will be needed, but allowing for slips with
unacceptable behavior can lead to turmoil
between pack members.
You'll want to train your dog to ensure its happiness and safety, to help correct
unacceptable behavior and to strengthen the bond
between you and your dog [source: American Kennel Club].
In Freudian language, this conflict
between internal desires and external
behaviors is called a «reaction formation» — a coping mechanism for (unconsciously) suppressing thoughts that are deemed
unacceptable to the individual and then overtly displaying
behavior that is the opposite of the suppressed thought.