Affirmative traits

Should the receptive traits mentioned above develop (as some of them often do with the onset of adolescence), parents may want to encourage affirmative traits, which are their counterparts. 

Encourage development of affirmative traits that are opposite to those receptive traits commonly associated with problem use... 

These multiple dimensions of diversity include personal traits, function or level, and cultural identity. One s personal and cultural history influences what one does, says, or enacts in any given moment and what others do, say, or enact in response based on their stories of their own histories and of yours. I may walk into a client s office with my story of myself as a consultant, and the client s first response to me might be influenced by her experience with White women of a certain age with a certain hairstyle. If her past experience with someone who looked like me was affirming, we have a head start If it was negative, we have problems even before we open our mouths to speak. Either way, I... 

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