On the bus into Liverpool this morning, a small child in a pushchair started crying. Her father responded by saying "I'll smack your arse." while her mother sat nearby, too busy with her mobile phone to make any comment. How much we absorb as children and how deep it sits! And how important is every single word we say to our children.
Words can encourage or wound, facilitate or crush, free or imprison.
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