What is the implication for parenting based on research on the minimal deterrence phenomenon? minimal deterrence will make a child more likely to internalize the idea that he or she doesn't want to engage in the undesired behavior. the more difficult it is for children to feel included in a particular activity, the more they will ultimately justify engaging in that activity by seeing it as good. minimal deterrence is the most effective way to provide a child with sufficient external justification to avoid engaging in undesired behaviors. children are the happiest if their parents allow them to explore the environment, without providing a strict set of rules and norms.

Danilo has been working for metropolitan taxi for three months. he expected that his job would be to drive around the city, pick up fares, and drop them off at their desired locations, but in his first few days on the job he realized that the job entails much more. he must keep his taxi cab clean and neat, and some days he will be stationed at the shop and go to people's houses to pick them up and bring them to the local airport. within a few months, he has learned that taxi drivers often express frustration with the people they call "civilians"—that is, non–taxi drivers, whose driving skills they complain about incessantly. in his first few months on the job, describes what danilo is undergoing.