8 Phrases Child Psychologists Never (Or Rarely) Say To Their Kids
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Child psychologists who are also parents have a distinct point of view on how to raise kids. When a parent says they’re disappointed in their kid, the child may start parent-pleasing and become hyper-aware of making mistakes “to avoid hearing these hurtful words again,” Lockhart said. ‘Use your words.’ Catherine Falls Commercial via Getty Images Telling a kid to "use their words" is "an unfair request," clinical psychologist Martha Deiros Collado said. Deiros Collado said she avoids asking her daughter to “use her words” because she knows that in these moments her child may not be capable of accessing them — “even though she has a wonderful vocabulary and is fully bilingual.” When “she says gibberish at me in a whiney tone of voice, I know she is feeling under stress and asking her to ‘use your words’ is an unfair request,” Deiros Collado said. “Instead of calling them ‘lazy,’ I think it’s very important to teach, model and practice the task instead,” Lockhart said.
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