Parenting isn't an easy job. This big responsibility shapes children, their progress and their lives. How we speak to our children and the language we use is as important as the lessons we share with them, and as such, one expert has issued a warning about some of the worst things parents can say to their offspring, as well as what they can say instead.
Every day presents a new learning opportunity, and that goes for children as well as parents. Child psychologist Professor Sam Wass has been sharing his wisdom with The Mirror. The professor, who is an expert in child stress and attention, 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 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."
