Sentences with phrase «of hurtful behavior»

It's not easy to steer clear of hurtful behaviors when you're angry.

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Whether a particular hurtful behavior, like the taking of a life, can be considered evil depends on the context in which it occurs and the intentions of the person committing the behavior.

That said, i don't believe good intentions or lack of awareness are any excuse for hurtful behavior.

To help your child realise how hurtful aggressive behavior can be for both sides, the aggressor and the victim, and how that type of behavior hitting, kicking, biting or bulling can make the other child feel.

It's hard to see your child on the receiving end of a behavior that, at best, isn't nice and, at worst, is hurtful.

Even though people mean well, staying silent in the face of such behavior has a profound and hurtful significance to the students.»

The characters also are forced to face their fears, examine some of their hurtful interactions and consider changing their behavior — if and when they get back to their former lives.

Pushed to the limit of their patience by Violet's hurtful accusations and destructive behavior, the Oklahoma prairie home erupts with hurtful arguments and deep - rooted angst, exposing a number of family secrets that get rooted out for all to hear, for better or worse.

In a set of instructions Parlin wrote for teachers, he encourages teachers to «ask the harasser to explain what he or she meant by the comment, forcing the student to recognize the hurtful nature of his or her behavior.»

The dysfunctional nature of how urban schools teach students to relate to authority begins in kindergarten and continues through the primary grades.With young children, authoritarian, directive teaching that relies on simplistic external rewards still works to control students.But as children mature and grow in size they become more aware that the school's coercive measures are not really hurtful (as compared to what they deal with outside of school) and the directive, behavior modification methods practiced in primary grades lose their power to control.Indeed, school authority becomes counterproductive.From upper elementary grades upward students know very well that it is beyond the power of school authorities to inflict any real hurt.External controls do not teach students to want to learn; they teach the reverse.The net effect of this situation is that urban schools teach poverty students that relating to authority is a kind of game.And the deepest, most pervasive learnings that result from this game are that school authority is toothless and out of touch with their lives.What school authority represents to urban youth is «what they think they need to do to keep their school running.»

Instead of using punishments and rewards to influence the way students behave, restorative approaches address the underlying reasons for students» hurtful behavior and nurture their intrinsic desire to treat others with care and respect.

Do you think it is possible to reduce or eliminate these hurtful kinds of behavior in school?

Recently, we are seeing an approach that is proactive rather than reactive, depicting communities of children who demonstrate ways to prevent hurtful behavior before it happens.

It is difficult to figure out, then, if bullying aggressors are intentionally hurtful towards others, or their bullying behavior is simply an unhealthy byproduct of the fact that they are possibly severely emotionally disturbed (see the bullet - pointed characteristics above).

Yet, a nod and a statement of acknowledgment and appreciation will be infinitely more effective in getting the behavior and care one craves than a reminder of how hurtful or disappointment that person is.

Our work together encourages open and honest relating • increases listening without judgement and speaking without anger • decreases fighting, bickering and cold shoulders • enhances intimacy, sexuality and satisfaction • dissolves hurtful and dysfunctional patterns of behavior.

We will utilize a variety of therapeutic practices to identify and work through life situations that may be causing uncomfortable feelings or behaviors that are hurtful to relationships or self.

Recognizing and identifying hurtful behaviors is also useful so the spouses can put these behaviors in the past by changing patterns going forward and making different choices that will support a relationship respectful of each other's needs.

Instead, focus on maintaining a safe and loving relationship with your children so you can lessen the impact of their other parent's confusing or hurtful behavior.

Surrounding yourself with supportive adults is always a healthy tack, too.As for the partner committing the emotional abuse, he or she must be willing to discuss hurtful behaviors with a counselor if there is any hope of healing.

All coping behaviors except positive reappraisal were significantly predicted by the primary appraisals (categories of risk) and secondary appraisals (perceived intentionality and frequency of hurtful messages).

Based on appraisal theory (Lazarus 1991; 1999), this study examined the degree to which primary and secondary cognitive appraisals of hurtful messages predict the amountof hurt individuals feel, and the coping behaviors they enact.

The following are some of the habits and behaviors that Gottoman has identified as being hurtful.

The Imago process involves committing to understanding our own wounds and those of our partner, to learning new skills and changing our hurtful behavior, in the course of which we meet our partner's needs and restore the lost and denied parts of ourselves, thus achieving spiritual wholeness.