Brian had just received a major job promotion that required a 2,000-mile cross-country move during the Christmas season. As a dutiful father, Brian was very concerned about how this sudden move would affect his children, particularly his six-year-old son, Adam. When it was Adam's bedtime, Brian spent several minutes giving a carefully rehearsed presentation about the impending family relocation. He described the new city, their new house, and all the new friends Adam would meet at school. He even told Adam that he could play his favorite sport, baseball, every day of the year because of the warmer climate. Adam took it all in, silently. He did not pout. He did not cry. Adam was just silent. However, Brian could "see" the wheels turning in his young son's head. So, he asked, "Do you have an…