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I do NOT say “bad girl/boy.” I do occasionally say “good girl/boy,” but when I catch it, I correct it with “good job” or “good try” or “yay you did it!” or something along those lines that moves the conversation to praise their actual behavior or action.
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While I was looking at the available research into this phenomenon, I found plenty of studies that explored the impact of harsh criticism and name-calling, but few that specifically delved into the practice of calling children "bad" or "good" boys and girls. One study I did find was focused on linguistics rather than parenting, but it nonetheless o...
We all know, I hope, that calling children more obviously bad names, like "idiot", "lazy", "crazy", "disgusting", "stupid" or "a disappointment" is a bad idea. Research has shown that harsh criticism — which reaches a peak when we criticize our child as a whole person, rather than seeking to correct a certain behavior — can impact children negative...
There's actually quite a fine line between criticizing behavior and your child as a person — your child will still feel the sting if you say "that was a really nasty thing to do!" (even if it was), just as they would if you'd called them a bad boy or girl. More constructive ways to deal include: 1. Asking your child what they themselves think of a ...
- Olivia Maloy
Your instinct is correct, it’s not great to say “bad girl/boy”. Focus on the behavior you want to correct. “We don’t hit, we use gentle hands”. The child isn’t bad, the behavior is undesirable.
- Instead Of "Feisty," Say "Go-Getter" When you hear "feisty," it's usually to describe either a cat or a woman. And while it can have some positive connotations, it also tends to mean someone's overly aggressive or argumentative.
- Instead Of "Sissy," Say "Coward" "Sissy" is often used to call someone, particularly a man, a coward by implying that they are feminine — which, in turn, implies that women are weak.
- Instead Of "Frigid," Say "Cold" "Frigid" usually describes a woman who is uptight or sexually closed off. Traditionally (AKA in Sigmund Freud's vocabulary), it's been used to classify women as sexually dysfunctional, often for unfair reasons.
- Instead Of "Ditsy," Say "Spacey" The word "ditsy" goes along with the "dumb blonde" stereotype: It conjures a woman who is unintelligent and unable to be serious.
The answer to why women like “bad boys” is actually simple. It’s not so much “bad boys” as shitty men they are attracted too and it’s because they like having something to complain about to their female friends. Most won’t ever admit that to guys though for obvious reasons.
Sep 9, 2014 · Obviously is a purely a destructive word — it's often used when a new concept is built from pre-existing but unexplained (and often unexamined) ideas.
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May 13, 2019 · Updated to clarify: yes, "one of the guys" might be a girl. "A guy" is going to be male. But I'm going to check with some young US native speakers how they use it. jonathanjo is right about singular guy being male, and "the bad guy" as a description for villains.
