Children's freedom - words & definitions

Question 1

(of/about somebody/something) demanding total attention or love; not wanting somebody to be independent

Answer 1

possessive; e.g Some parents are too possessive of their children.

Question 2

to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion

Answer 2

suppress (sth); e.g She was unable to suppress her anger.

Question 3

unable to relax or express your feelings in a natural way

Answer 3

inhibited; e.g She felt very inhibited by her own lack of experience.

Question 4

the way in which a child is cared for and taught how to behave while it is growing up

Answer 4

upbringing; e.g He was a Catholic by upbringing.

Question 5

having an important and lasting influence on the development of something or of somebody’s character

Answer 5

formative; e.g the formative years of childhood

Question 6

a person who believes that people should obey authority and rules, even when these are unfair or even when this means the loss of personal freedom

Answer 6

authoritarian; e.g Father was a strict authoritarian.

Question 7

allowing or showing a freedom of behaviour that many people do not approve of, especially in sexual matters

Answer 7

permissive; e.g permissive attitudes

Question 8

the time in a person’s life when he or she develops from a child into an adult

Answer 8

adolescence; e.g Adolescence brings about major changes in a young person’s body.

Question 9

the problem of young people who are not yet adults committing crime

Answer 9

juvenile delinquency

Question 10

the quality of being unwilling to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc.

Answer 10

rebelliousness; e.g teenage rebelliousness

Question 11

to grow or develop freely without any control

Answer 11

run wild; e.g Those boys have been allowed to run wild.