Sentences with phrase «avoid negative labels»

Avoid negative labels, such as «failing,» when schools miss a benchmark but are actually making progress.

Avoid negative labeling by steering clear of global, enduring critiques of your child's personality traits.

Not exact matches

That would avoid the worst of the negative publicity, but still let the record labels wave around a pretty big club.

To avoid being labeled negative Nancy, offer solutions from the interview to appraisal time.

Several of the basic mindfulness techniques are hypothesized to reduce emotional reactivity: mindful listening (i.e., listening attentively in a non-reactive and non-judgemental way); acknowledging and labeling emotional states in a non-personal way, in order to avoid being swept up in a negative emotional cycle («there is anger»); noting feelings as passing mental events; viewing partner's angry statements as «just words» rather than facts; and having the intention to act compassionately towards one's partner, even while angry.