I would like to think that all of these are just common sense and what most parents are already saying and doing with their little ones. That being said I am aware that there are some adults out there that could do with a refresher course.
We need more kind people in the world

These are fantastic examples! I wish I could save these! I do follow quite a few instagram accounts that reinforce these types of messages!

Is really reflect for self and respect for others. We have stop means stop and no means no… both for you and for others. We’re now navigating consent with nappy changes!

Thank you for sharing these as it can be so hard to find the right way to talk about emotions. I think these phases can be used with everyone.. child or not

These are all great phrases which i will definitely try to implement with my own kids. Ive saved the page to come back to because I feel they are very important and there is alot to remember yet they are simple to say just need to remember them in the moment

All of these are true, but I think I’d phrase the one about not commenting on other people’s bodies a little differently. My son is profoundly deaf and wears cochlear implants. We welcomed questions from kids because it meant we could explain in simple terms some of the things that were hard for him. I know not everyone would feel that way, but if you ask nicely whether questions are okay… well…

This is definitely a great article that all parents need to read. Our son saw a psychologist when he was younger and she told us that for kids hearing a negative about them is worth about 7 positives and so in order for them to be happy confident kids they really need to hear good, reassuring positives throughout the day to override any negatives

The line to not comment on people’s bodies is so important. I’ve always gone by the phrase ‘if they can’t fix it in 60 seconds, don’t point it out’. Also that feelings are important, expressing your feelings is okay, and coming to talk about your feelings is always welcome. Number 13 is so important, I wish I had it more growing up

I really enjoyed reading this article, I did find some of these quite interesting and informative. I spoke to a friend about this and she also found this interesting and helpful. Especially the fact that it’s okay to seek help when needed and not feel ashamed to do so. As there is a-lot of information out there.

These would be good phrases to possibly use and make some positive signs for the home. It is always good to have positive phrases and quotes artistically displayed in the home to provide positive thoughts and feelings. There would be a number of ways to create positivity with these phrases.

These are really quite good, I try to do most of these with my son (9). I know he has issues with a few boys at school and I say to him “you don’t have to be friends with them but you do need to be kind to them” – I would also add “people with judge you no matter what you do so stay true to yourself”

These are fantastic phrases. I wish I had knowledge of them earlier when my kids were younger. I guess it’s never too late to start, but having these in my toolkit now will be fantastic. The world is such a different place now to when I grew up. I need all the help I can to raise caring and kind children.

Love these phrases, not just for children I feel we can all take something away from these ❤️

Being emotionally aware is so very important for children and adults. Teaching and helping children be emotionally aware is the best gift a parent can give and teach to a child. My favourite phrase is that it is okay to have big feelings. It really is ok for everyone to have big feelings!

I like all of those! In particular the one about not having to like the same things as your friends. My daughter seems to be like a sponge and she just soaks up everything her friends expose her to and it’s not always a good thing. I am not liking how addicted she is becoming to animae.

I find this one absolutely outstanding. I will definitely practice these statements to use it with my kids. I loved it. They are very simple, short and sweet and also very easily understand by kids. I hope it works and make every child to be kind, nice and respect each other.

This is one of the greatest articles I have read. Thank you. We have had a lengthy discussion on how to implement several of these. I really like the ‘it is okay to feel’. We recently had many discussions about ‘not crying wolf’ and using the word help for when we do actually need help or Comfort.

These are really helpful phrases. I especially like the “Do you want advice, or do you just need someone to listen?” I think this is great for any age.

I love these phase ideas, they are all really great and some i am going to start using with my child. Thank you for sharing this, it was very very informative and helpful. One i use regularly is all families are made up differently, some are big and some are small, it doesn’t matter the size of your family, it is important to know that everyone in our family loves each other very much.

These are all good phrases and I used many of these principles with my typical kids. However this is all very hard stuff for my youngest who has a severe intellectual disability due to T21 and severe ADHD combined type. Her executive functioning is impacted by both and she is not able to plan an action and consider the consequences. Besides this she struggles to recognise her own and other people’s emotions, regulate her emotions and verbalise her emotions (due to cognitive impairment and speech impairment)

I love all of these phrases! They’re put beautifully and easy enough for kids to understand. As a parent myself now, im finding that im constantly trying to re-wire and change the way i parent compared to how i was raised. It is so important that my kids know i validate their feelings and that they are always loved.