am used to seeing from you.” i then bring up an example of how he handled a similar situation in a better way. more often than not, he does stop and think. it’s only at this point that he will explain to me what the problem was and together we talk about how to solve it. he walks away able to stand up for himself, without hitting and remains label-free. he wants to be a thoughtful, kind person, because that is who he believes he is. yes – that’s a label, too, i guess. the difference is that it builds him up. it’s positive.
labelling the bad behavior and then pointing 