Threats

"Researchers have also identified childrearing practices which are NEGATIVELY related to the development of empathy:

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THREATS AND/OR PHYSICAL PUNISHMENTS meted out in an attempt to improve children's behavior are counterproductive (Clarke 1984; Eisenberg-Berg and Mussen 1978; Kohn 1991; and Zahn-Waxler, Radke-Yarrow, and King 1979). "

(Cotton 1992)*

Reflective Listening, 1994 Neil Katz and Kevin McNulty

"Solving

2. Threatening

Telling the other person what negative consequences will occur if he or she does something: alluding to the use of force.

  • You had better do this, or else

  • If you don't do it, then..

  • You'd better not try that...

  • I warn you, if you do that..."