what do native speaker's parents say to their children when they scold them?
what do native speaker's parents say to their children when they scold them?

when the children are doing badly,what do parents say to them mostly?

or when the parents are irritated by their children, what do they say?

Question

what do native speaker's parents say to their children when they scold them?
what do native speaker's parents say to their children when they scold them?

when the children are doing badly,what do parents say to them mostly?

or when the parents are irritated by their children, what do they say?

Answer

Like everything in the English language, it depends on the context of the situation. There are many things parents do to scold their children. These range from phrases to punishments. Some common sayings are

1) Knock it off (somewhat rude)
2) Quit it
3) Please stop (simple)
4) Cut it out
5) Calm down (if they are being rowdy)
6) Lay off (something my grandfather always said haha)
7) Do as you are told
8) Behave yourself

Some examples of punishments are:
1) Time-out
2) Go to your room
3)Spanking (like Fenton mentioned)
4) If a kid says a curse word, parents used to say "I will wash your mouth out with soap" but that doesn't really happen anymore... I think

Obviously there are more, but those are a few I thought of. Hope it helps

Answer

Do it again and you're going to get spanked.
Do as I told you, if you know what's good for you.

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