Zingers, Whammies, and Whollups

It is always hard for parents to handle when their children or teens are hurt by other children with words. But one of the best things that you can do as a parent for your child and for yourself is learn how to handle the zingers, whammies, and whollups.

When you realize that you have been hit with words that hurt, we often overreact and we can learn to control our reactions to others by controlling our thinking at the moment. We must remember that we can never control what others think or say but only the thoughts and reactions or actions that we take in regards to what was said or done.

This empowers us and our children to handle difficult situations without being crippled by our own thinking.