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  There appears to be a widespread belief in our culture which can be stated as, “you need to make someone feel bad in order to motivate them to do better” (to paraphrase Dr. Jane Nelson in her book, Positive Discipline (2011)).  This belief underlies…

  “Diminishing language” leads you to feel like you are less than who you thought you were or hoped to be, whereas “enhancing language” leads you to feel like you are more like who you thought you were or hoped to be.  This is true…