How does what we say affect our children

United States
March 17, 2007 12:41pm CST
Hi there - My husband and I differ on this one. I am a firm believer that we must always be very careful of what we say to our children and how we say it. I feel that the things we say can affect them all the way into adulthood. What are your thoughts on this?
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mummymo
@mummymo (23706)
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17 Mar 07
Hi there! I had a discussion about words hurting more than blows and had a lot of replies from people who felt that the things their parents had said to them had affected them for their whole life!!! This confirmed what I thought that words can hurt more than physical blows and the damage they cause can last much longer!!!
hgaldes
@hgaldes (24)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Yes - That is where I was going with this. I try to tell my husband these things and he just does not buy into it! I think that is why I overcompensate with the niceness with the kids.....
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