Your Sharp and Thoughtless Words Can Scar a Child for Life

So mind your language and think before you talk

Judith Uusi-Hakimo
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4 min readFeb 23, 2023

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A father sitting on the sofa talking to his son. His finger pointing at his son who is standing in front of him.
Photo by August de Richelieu: https://www.pexels.com/photo/father-talking-to-his-son-4260102/

If you’re reading this article right now, and if you talk to your children harshly, rudely, and disrespectfully, YOU need to stop it.

What you’re doing is awful, and you’re hurting your children. They may not show you their feelings, but you must know that your…

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Judith Uusi-Hakimo
ILLUMINATION

A Nurse by profession. A mother of three and a wife of one. A storyteller and an aspiring writer.