Your Words Matter! (Repost of top 5 Episodes of 2023)

5–Minute Parenting: Tips to Help You Raise Competent, Godly Kids. · Nov 30, 2023 · 5m · transcript

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Have you ever heard a parent perhaps in a grocery store yelling at their kids—berating them, telling them they are no good for nothing? I cringe when I hear things like that because WORDS —especially our words as parents— have the power to actually shape how a child sees themselves now and in the future. We know how someone’s harsh or critical words can hurt us even as adults. And it’s even more hurtful for a child who has no experience in knowing how to accept or reject or evaluate what they hear about themselves.

There’s been a lot of research done on the effects of…