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Parenting

leftieNanner

(15,958 posts)

2. A child will believe they are what you tell them they are

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 03:13 PM

Feb 2019

If you tell them that they are sinful and bad, then that becomes their core belief in themselves.

If you tell them that they are smart, kind, thoughtful, funny, and lovable, then that is what they install in their hearts.

You don't condemn the child, you condemn the bad behavior with appropriate consequences. Remember, discipline means teaching, not punishment.

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