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Now Is the Time
We’ve come a long way in
eleven chapters. We started by taking a close look at dif-
ferent interpretations of and explanations for explosive
behavior in children, emphasizing the fact that these in-
terpretations and explanations greatly influence the ways
in which we respond to such behavior and attempt to
change it. You were encouraged to think about an expla-
nation that represents a departure from conventional wis-
dom; namely, that explosive children are not choosing to
explode, nor have they learned that exploding is an effec-
tive means of forcing adults to give in to their wishes but
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