Is it okay to call kids names 18 Articles

by Linda C. Turman

Good question! I believe it depends on the name calling. Lets just say that children are given their birth name. The name of an uncle, favorite aunt or grandmother. Maybe the ideal name for the child that is agreed on fro...read more

by Andrea-Lee Peters

It is never okay, and will never be okay to call anyone names. Ask yourself this; do you like to be called names? The answer is a most definite no! So why would you call any other person names. Children are incapable of de...read more

by Autumn Largent

This is a question that has been asked for years. It is perfectly fine to call children names if you want to make them feel less than special, less than worthy of really anything. Sure some children are stronger than some ...read more

by Angela S. Young

Many of us have done it in a fit of anger. It slips out before we even realize it. Then it's too late, you've already called your child a name no one should be called and maybe caused lasting damage to the child and your r...read more

by Joanne Lougher

Children are very impressionable. As a school teacher, I would never refer to a child in a negative way. Negative comments have such an impact on young children. Whether in school or at home it is important that adults and...read more

by Samyuktha Gomez

Calling kids names may be perfectly okay or absolutely unacceptable. Calling them something like 'honey', 'sweetie ' or even 'snuggle bunny' are okay and have a positive effect on children (as well as add some very weird w...read more

by Passion

Children, especially younger children, feed off their parents love, attention and affection. From these,ideas of self-worth and self-acceptance begin to grow. In my humble and experienced opinion, it is not and will eve...read more

by Gabriella Samms

"Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me". This is probably the most deceiving of all statements on earth. What can physically heal can be forgotten, what is spoken, more often then not, neve...read more

by JZ Murdock

How, does it affect a child when you as parent call him or her names? I think its similar to striking them with a stick. It heals, but it hurts and could have life changing (or challenging) results. Take a single exampl...read more

by Just Me Here

IS IT OKAY TO CALL KIDS NAMES? Well it depends on what name you are calling them and what the intent behind it is. If you are simply calling them cutie-pie, pumpkin, sweet-pea, and other cute names it is perfectly fine....read more

by Lacy Enderson

Life would be nice without baggage from our past but sometimes the baggage is attached to people we love. We handed it to them in a fit of rage and frustration. We slung it upon their backs with mean and nasty words. M...read more

by Emma Riley Sutton

I will admit it and admit it proudly. I call my three year daughter names all the time. She is "Monkey Child," "Weinie Gal," "Sweet Girl," and "Little Schnot Baby." It isn't the names that I use when I address her; it i...read more

by Dianna Gilliam

No it is not ok to call kids names. Imagine this, would you like to be called a nasty name ,if you were a child. I think you would not like it either ,and today as adult you would not like it . Yes, som...read more

by Lynda Ross

Her Eyes... Every time I allow myself to think about all of my outbursts a wave of shame sweeps over me. I can still see the look in her eyes as I lashed out at my daughter. What was I thinking? I wasn't. I was in mome...read more

by Wendy Pettit

The only time it is OK to call kids names, is if it's a term of endearment. Some of the names I use include: cutie pie, handsome head, adorable face, just to name a few. These words are not in the normal every day use for ...read more

by Valerie L. Harvey

It is never alright to call kids names. Calling kids names damages their psyche, lowers their self-esteem, makes them feel worthless. Take a look at the popular saying, "Sticks and Stones may break my back, but words...read more