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On Language and Unconditional Positive Regard
“I’m bad.”We’ve all heard it. A child has been told they’re “bad” to
the point that they’ve integrated it into their sense of identity. “Bad” goes from being something
a child does to who they think they are. Though adults may think this
type of language can curb problematic behavior, it actually stands to produce
the opposite effect. If a child is bad as a person, why should they try to
change their behavior at all? If they are inherently “bad,” it’s not worth the
effort. It creates a
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Apr 26th 2022