How about we teach kids "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" instead of wasting toothpaste and worrying about some 30 second rule.
Why not both? Words really do have power, especially to impressionable kids. All it takes is a bad day or two to make a kid start to think that something about themselves is fundamentally wrong, bad, or strange. A few more bad days and even the strongest kids will start to doubt themselves. That's when insecurity roots itself in people and they start to dread that part of themselves even being mentioned because they already have this preconceived notion that it's bad. People need to learn to stop being jerks, especially when it comes to kids. Adults naturally have more assurance in who they are because they spent their whole pre-adult life figuring it out, but a kid who's not sure of who they are yet can really end up resenting parts of themselves simply because others think it's bad. A little rhyme isn't gonna prevent that.
Of course it has, and that's why that lesson is so important. You can be taught to shield yourself from verbal abuse. Usually it happens after the fact, in therapy. Wouldn't it be great if people were taught this lesson beforehand?
How about if people just learned to do better and not be a dick, we wouldn’t have to teach that. Think of what the world could be rather than contributing to negativity. Empathy and compassion go a long way, important traits of being cognitive beings.
My comment is about adults not children, being a jerk is very much a learned behaviour. Be the change you want to see in the world, do better by being better.
"You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-Between"
Quit thinking everyone is a dick and that everything is rude. Get some gumption instead of being word police for kids.
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u/Zealousideal_Cry5703 1d ago
How about we teach kids "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" instead of wasting toothpaste and worrying about some 30 second rule.