‘Why do I have you as my child?’ tops most damaging things to say

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/05/31
By: Zoe Wei and Christie Chen

Taipei, May 31 (CNA) “Why do I have you as my child?” and “why are you so 201505310017t0001stupid?” have each topped a list of the most damaging things parents can say to their children, according to a survey released Sunday by a civic group.

“Why do I have you as a child?” was voted the most damaging thing to say to block the communication of love between parents and children, according to an online survey by the Humanistic Education Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting human-centered education.

It was followed by “you let me down,” “shut up,” “then stay here, all by yourself,” “behave, and dad and mom will like you,” “don’t ever think I will help you,” “what’s all the crying about?” “why do you have to be different from the others?” “can’t you just be more careful?” and “hurry up, I am going to count to three.”      [FULL  STORY]

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