[This episode originally aired 1.21.17]\n\nIn this broadcast,\xa0John gives his thoughts on the book "ParentSpeak: What\u2019s Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children \u2014 and What to Say Instead\u201d (Workman, 2017) by California parent educator Jennifer Lehr, in which Lehr contends that seemingly innocuous things parents often say to children \u2014 \u201cSay thank you,\u201d for example \u2014 are actually psychologically harmful.\n\nMore about John Rosemond at www.rosemond.com and www.parentguru.com.