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What are common adult responses? What drives them?

        What is the impact of these responses on a child’s self-concept?



        Many of the phrases are used regularly by adults. They can disempower young people and cause

        them to feel bad about themselves. This compounds the issues.

        Even if they do fix things in the short term, they don’t get to the real issue and so the individual
        then often doesn’t make progress that lasts.

                                                   Come on! It’s not a big deal. It is only a party. There will be plenty

                                                   more of those in future.
                                                   What were you thinking? And what will other people think!

                                                   If you cannot behave at school today, you certainly won’t be going
                                                   to that party.

                                                   Come on. If you behave yourself every day this week, I’ll get you
                                                   those trainers.
                                                  Don’t worry. I’ll have a word with them for you.


                                                  My goodness, you are slow as a snail! Come on – get on with it!!

                                                  I’ve had it with you. Just get to your room and keep out of my sight
                                                  for a bit.
                                                  Come on. Forget it. Let’s just have a nice evening and watch a bit
                                                  of Gogglebox together.

                                                  If you had listened to me and got on with it, you wouldn’t be in this
                                                  mess now!
                                                  I’m now in trouble with the boss and have lost two days pay
                                                  because of you!
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