6 reasons not to criticise children

I saw this in action the other day when a mother was in the shops with her children and she shouted at her son saying, 'What did you do that for? Can't you see everyone looking at you?'.

Being critical just seems to be universally accepted within our society, we must all have done it and certainly been on the receiving end of it, yet if people gave some thought to just how damaging criticism is, I am sure more people would think twice about doing it.

6 reasons not to criticise your children;

1. Being critical of children can lead to long term emotional damage, and can be the cause of phobias, compulsive behaviours, inferiority complexes, nervousness and amongst other things, cause children to be self conscious.

2. Children who are perpetually criticised are likely to grow up afraid to use their initiative, be self critical, lack ambition and have little confidence in their own abilities and self worth.

3. Being critical is a negative thing to do and all negative thoughts and actions attract negative thoughts and actions back.

4. Being critical will not bring out the best in your children or encourage a loving affectionate relationship, but it is likely to make them feel resentful towards you.

5. They are likely to grow up critical of others, particularly behind their back and blame others for their mistakes, making them reluctant to learn from their own mistakes

6. Children may grow up to be extravagant, over spending to try to feel or be as good as others

You may find yourself justifying your criticism by saying things such as 'Yes but he was behaving really badly', or 'Well, they were being really nasty' Yet if we remember it is always destructive and blocks us from getting what we want we may think better of it.

Go to www.childbehaviourdirect.com to see more positive ways to encourage good behaviour in children.

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