A child expert has revealed why she never calls her own daughter "naughty".
Dr. Kristy Sommer, who has a Ph.D. in child development, recently took to TikTok to explain how she disciplines her daughter without using the word "naughty", The Sun reports.
In the now-viral video, Sommer says that despite a lot of parents freely calling their children naughty when they misbehave, she disagrees with this parenting technique.
Listen to the child expert make the revelation below:The mother says in the video: "Here's how I discipline my toddler as a mom with a Ph.D. in child development.
"I don't tell her she's naughty, I don't tell her she's bad, I don't tell her there's anything she does makes her inherently a bad person.
"I very rarely tell her to stop, only when it's dangerous, what I do instead is really important."
Kirsty says that she is careful with the phrases she uses around her daughter, saying: "I use the terminology good decisions and bad decisions or good choices and bad choices.
"When she first does something wrong, I ask her if she thinks that's a good decision or a bad decision even if it's in the moment.
"If she looks confused, I'll tell her whether it was a good decision or a bad decision, and give her some suggestions for how to make a better decision."
Kirsty explained: "So, for example, if she climbs up on the table I'll ask her - when she's safe - if it's a good decision or a bad decision. She'll say bad...
"Then what she'll do is climb back down. When she climbs back down, I tell her it was a great decision and I celebrate it."
"That's how I use positive reinforcement to discipline."
Reacting to the video, one TikTok user wrote: "My mom has no school education, but was the only parent I know that did these things. Great to see she was right."
A second questioned: "What do you do if she makes a bad decision but she doesn't think it's bad?"
To which, the mom responded: "I tell her it's a bad decision. I usually have to model/guide/tell her on the first occurrence of the behavior what kind of decision it is."
A third wrote: "I actually wince when I hear the word naughty now."
What do you think of using the word naughty to discipline children? Let us know in the comments.
