JCSpark@lemmy.caM to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoWhat to say instead of "be careful!"pixelfed.socialexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
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minus-squarericecake@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoFirst, what the other comment said about not starting from “be scared”, and secondly, they don’t know how to be careful yet. Handing an adult an unfamiliar power tool and saying “don’t hurt yourself” isn’t actually going to help them not hurt themselves. So telling then how to be careful goes a lot further. Asking them for their plan makes them actually have one.
First, what the other comment said about not starting from “be scared”, and secondly, they don’t know how to be careful yet.
Handing an adult an unfamiliar power tool and saying “don’t hurt yourself” isn’t actually going to help them not hurt themselves.
So telling then how to be careful goes a lot further. Asking them for their plan makes them actually have one.