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", <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/16219452/child-expert-never-use-word-naughty-toddler/">The Sun</a> 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:  [[tiktokwidget||https://www.tiktok.com/@drkristynsommer/video/6979002204183203074]] 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." <img class="wp-image-1263127161 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/09/Naughty-1.jpg" alt="A mother and her naughty child." width="760" height="528" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Alamy / Aleksandr Davydov]] 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." <img class="wp-image-1263127192" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-16.07.04.jpg" alt="A TikTok comment." width="720" height="197" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] 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." <img class="wp-image-1263127194" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-16.08.42.jpg" alt="A TikTok comment." width="716" height="355" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] A third wrote: "I actually wince when I hear the word naughty now." <img class="wp-image-1263127195" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-16.14.12.jpg" alt="A TikTok comment." width="688" height="116" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: TikTok]] What do you think of using the word naughty to discipline children? Let us know in the comments. <h6>Featured image credit: Alamy / Kateryna Onyshchuk</h6>

Child expert reveals why she never calls her own daughter 'naughty'

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