1. Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for ... I'm only testing you. 
别溺爱我。我很清楚地知道，不应该得到每一样我所要求的东西。我只是在试探你.

2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it. it makes me feel more secure. 别害怕对我保持公正的态度。它反倒让我有安全感。

3. Don’t let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in early stages.

别让我养成坏习惯。在年幼的此刻，我得依靠你来分辨它。

4. Don’t let me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly “big”.
别让我觉得我比实际的我还要渺小。它只会让我愚蠢地装出超出我实际年龄的傻模样。

5. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk to me in private. 如果能够，请别在人前纠正我的错误。你私下的提醒，会让我更加注意自己的行为。

6. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values. 别让我觉得我犯的错误是一种罪。它会降低我的人生价值观。

7. Don't be too upset if I say I hate you. It isn't that I hate you, but only that I need your attention. 当我说“我恨你”的时候别太沮丧。我恨的绝不是你，而是那降生在我身上的压力。

8. Don't protect me from consequence. I need to learn the hard way. 别过度保护我，怕我无法接受一些“后果”。有的时候，我需要经由痛苦的方式来学习

9. Don't take too much notice of my small ailment. Sometimes they get me the attention I want. 别太在意我的小病痛。有时候，我只是想得到你的注意。

10. Don't nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf. 别唠叨不休，否则有时候我会装聋作哑。