| It was 9 o’clock in the morning. Mark, 7 years old, had just had his breakfast, a bowl of his favorite cereal with milk. His mother was late for work and she was in a rush. She told Mark it was time to go to school, but first, she asked him to brush his teeth. Mark refused to do so. His mother started to feel irritated. She was running late and she didn’t have time to argue with him. She asked him again: “brush your teeth”. Mark started to scream and cry. She didn’t understand what was happening. Then he told her; He didn’t want to go to school and that’s why he was refusing to brush his teeth. | Eram nove horas da manhã. Mark, 7 anos de idade, já tinha tomado o seu café da manhã, uma tigela de seus cereais favoritos com leite. Sua mãe estava atrasada para o trabalho e estava com pressa. Ela disse a Mark que era hora de ir para a escola, mas primeiro, ela pediu para ele escovar os dentes. Mark se recusou a fazê-lo. Sua mãe começou a ficar irritada. Ela estava atrasada e ela não tinha tempo de discutir com ele. Ela perguntou novamente: “escove os dentes”. Mark começou a gritar e a chorar. Ela não entendeu o que estava acontecendo. Então ele disse a ela; Ele não queria ir para a escola e por isso ele estava se recusando a escovar os dentes. |
