Posted On: September 15th 2026, 06:29 pm
"Stop throwing" tells your child what not to do
It doesn't tell them what to do instead
So a trained nanny redirects instead of just stopping
Same impulse
Completely different outcome
No tantrum
No power struggle
Just a child learning where the line actually is
This is one tiny shift trained nannies learn
And it changes daily life more than people expect
There are so many everyday phrases like this — small shifts in language that completely change how a child responds
This is exactly the kind of thing we cover in the Nanny Training, starting 21 September
Comment below: what's the phrase you'd love your nanny to stop saying?