This article gives some pretty good advice regarding parental "Forbidden Phrases". The information is amazingly stated, so please visit the original site, but here is a list of phrase parents should not use on their children, just to pique your interest:- "Leave me alone..."
- "You're so..."
- "Don't cry..."
- "Why can't you be more like..."
- "You know better than that..."
- "Stop or I'll give you something to cry about!"
- "Just wait until Daddy (Mommy) gets home!"
- "Hurry up!"
- "Good boy/girl"