by altha-admin | Jul 21, 2011 | Articles
What should we do, then, when we are pressed by the powers that be, by our colleagues, or even our kids to start "acting like adults".Press them to define "adult".Much of the time, they will either be flummoxed to provide a positive answer. If they...
by altha-admin | Jul 21, 2011 | Articles
"Acting Like an Adult" does not necessarily preclude one from behaving like a child, either. Sometimes, an adult must act like a child in order to accomplish what needs to be done.Older people have every right to be children at heart, enjoying their time on...
by altha-admin | Jul 21, 2011 | Articles
Instead of lecturing others to act "like adults", why don't we stress the need for maturity? Adulthood does not by its own beget maturity. In Ancient Rome, the Paterfamilias did not declare his son to be a man until he demonstrated by his conduct that he...
by altha-admin | Jul 20, 2011 | Articles
Acting like an adult is not the same as being an adult.Playing the part is still childish, no matter how serious one claims to be.Caring about others may be more dysfunctional than watching out for one's own.Doing what you want may serve others more than trying to...
by altha-admin | Jul 20, 2011 | Articles
One of the favorite taunts in on-going, tense negotiations is to lambaste the opposition as childish, or not "acting like adults".When did people get the idea that "acting like adults" in itself guaranteed successful and mature action?In some...
