Mit akar ezzel mondani a tankönyv?

Egy angol nyelvvizsgára felkészítő tankönyv szövegértési részében vannak tanácsok szülőknek és tiniknek. A szülős résznél van egy szöveg, amit nem teljesen értek. Mire ösztönöz ez?

Itt a szöveg: Instil confidence in your teen

If parents do not instil confidence in their teens, they will seek approval from other sources. In the case of Alex, a 15-years-old client of Dr. Phil, her father was not plugged into her life, so she sought the attention of males outside of her family. This caused her to have poor judgement and become sexually active. Dr. Phil explains to Marty, her dad: "You, as her father, did not instil in her enough confidence in her dealings with men that she can tell herself, 'I don't have to do this to be accepted.'" He says that when Alex became sexually active she gained a sense of power. He explains Alex's thinking, "'This is something that I have that they want, and that's currency and I control it. If I'm willing to offer that, then I'm in control."'