Nine Things You Shouldn't Say to Your Child
I was scanning this list of nine things you shouldn't say to your child and realized that I have probably said most of them to my 4 year old in the past few days. I can chock that up to being the "Imperfect and Normal" parent that I am, but I can also make an effort to remove them from my vocabulary.
Read the article by Paula Spencer and evaluate the words coming out of your mouth to your kids. We may never be able to fully eradicate them, but we can at least become more aware of some of the things that aren't particularly helpful.