单选题 .  Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify     41    a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are     42    of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the     43    they do and say to them—therefore strongly influence a child's     44    . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of     45    they want their child to become.
    A parent's actions     46    affect the self-image that a child forms     47    identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their     48    will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly     49    qualities in their parents will have difficulty     50    positive qualities in themselves. Children may     51    their self-image, however, as they become increasingly     52    by peers groups standards before they reach.
    Isolated events,     53    dramatic ones, "do not necessarily have a permanent     54    on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can,     55    , accept the divorce of their parents or a parent's early     56    . But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events     57    a sign of rejection or punishment.
    In the same way, all children are not influenced     58    by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs.     59    in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the     60    of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.41.