A child psychologist has shared his top tips and outlined the 'worst' phrases parents can say to their child. Child psychologist Professor Sam Wass is an expert in child stress and attention and has given some key insights in an exclusive for The Mirror.
Proff Wass may be familiar to many as he has previously appeared on the Channel 4 show The Secret Life of 4 and 5 Year Olds. The absolute worst thing a parent can do is to try and tell their child not to feel their emotions, be it, sadness, anger, or something else entirely, as this would be a big mistake.
Speaking in 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.
