A leading child psychologist has revealed some of the 'worst' phrases parents can say to their children that should be avoided at all costs.
Professor Sam Wass, who is an expert in child stress and attention and has previously appeared on the Channel 4 show The Secret Life of 4 and 5 Year Olds, claims that the worst thing you can do is to try and tell your little one not to feel their emotions, be it, sadness, anger, or something else entirely, as this would be a big mistake.
Speaking in to The Mirror partnership with Virgin Media O2's Connected Playground, he said: "Inhibiting emotions doesn't work, it doesn't work for adults and it definitely doesn't work on a child, you can't just tell someone to cancel an emotion.
