Can stereotypes define who you will be? I used to say to my friends don't call their children of bad things like lazy, dumb, trouble-makers or other curses. I believe when you label someone, mainly if they are children, the message can be fixed in the mind of them. They can believe that they really are what their parents or others say to them: they never do the right thing; they came to this world to mess up their parents' life, old siblings or relatives; they will gather with bad guys; they won't produce anything of good and so on. All the things we say for the people, doesn't matter if they are children or adults, can affect them in a particular way. Everybody is sensitive for statements, god and bad. Sweet and bad words can bring a diverse feeling for a person in different ways, for instance, let's say that one boy didn't take the best scores in the school and their parents reprimanded/rebuked him for this. For one point of view it's ok. Let's now imagine, the same boy is on the street with other boys and they start to fight one each other. The same boy win the fight and realize his is good on street fights. What does he can think about the two situations? Maybe he will based all their future actions supported by force. He probraly will prefer to answer as if he was on the streets where he is respected because your strenght. The situation previously cited assume that a good or bad word can define the behaviour of a child or adult. The example is simple, especific and without a lot of context, but I really believe in it. What do you think about it?