When your child is in the middle of doing something wrong, and you want to stop her from continuing to do it, do you call her by her name? How does that sound to her? "LEAH!!! STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!" How often will she hear her name spoken in that harsh way? How will that eventually make her feel about her name? How will that affect the way she feels about herself? If you want her to feel good about herself, always say her name softly, with love. If you're mad, don't say it at all.
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