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Labeling and Put-Downs By Parents, Teachers and Supervisors
Have you heard some parents playfully or affectionately calling their kids "dummy" and
"stupid"? Labels stick for life. When the kids grow up they will be sure to prove the
parents right. Labels do not only stick for life but for generations. The caste system in
India is a prime example of how labeling can hurt. Upper caste or lower caste, "If it is not
a label, what is it?"

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Common put-downs parents say to their kids are:
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You are dumb.
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You never do anything right.
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You will never amount to anything.