This is the start of Monday Morning quotes from famous or not so famous people on parenting and children… follow them on www.facebook.com/bombardedmum. Today, this quote resonates with me because I often hear my voice coming out in my daughter – the tone and phrases sometimes sound harsh. If the way I speak to my daughter becomes her inner voice, I need to think about my tone. Once I asked my children to describe themselves – my youngest daughter said ‘I am relentless’. She didn’t know what relentless meant, but it was something I had obviously said to her many times! What we say forms who our children are and what they think and feel.
