"I'm going to count to three ..."
There is currently a Unicef campaign "Never Violence", which emphasises how important growing up free of violence is for the emotional development of our children. Violence-free does not only mean free from physical violence, but also from verbal violence.
"I'm going to count to three and then...
There is currently a Unicef campaign "Never Violence", which emphasises how important growing up free of violence is for the emotional development of our children. And non-violent doesn't just mean free from physical violence, but also from verbal violence. The Unicef campaign includes a sticker set with sayings that used to be quite normal, but which still sometimes slip out today - things like "big boys don't cry" or "that didn't hurt me before" - but which are given new solutions on the stickers. For example, "I'm going to count to three and then...
...something nice will happen!"
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