ABSTRACT
Both girls and boys resisted being regulated by their parents by challenging and opposing their directives, and by trying to reposition and regulate their parents through talk and action (or lack of action). In some cases this produced conflict. In other cases the children were successful in regulating and repositioning their parents and siblings. Similar techniques of resistance used by boys and girls were also used by their parents. These included resisting, opposing, challenging, negotiating, regulating through the use of rules, and repositioning.
