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	last updated February 27, 2005
We speak the same words to our children everyday ~ probably less than 150 How many did you use today?				“The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.” Ludwig Wittgenstein
Pick up your toys How was school? Don’t hit your brother Do you have any homework? Finish your dinner Brush your teeth Go to bed Get up 111				Good Words Ability Care Caring Child Courage Fun Food Friends Laugh		Rekindle Replenish Sleep Surprise Trust Have a seat Let’s jump for joy
VOCABULARY WORDS Say What You Mean ~ Mean What You Say If you don't know what they mean, look them up If you think you know what they mean, look them up again Use them in a Sentence Spell them . Define them Add them to your Vocabulary Use New Words Often				Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them. Anonymous Anger . Angry Fatigue . Concern . Worry . Frustration . Annoyed Fear . Alone . Afraid Overworked . Unsure . Irritated . Exasperated Emotional . Displeased . Flustered Discombobulated . Confused “Stranger in a Strange Land”
Admiration Awe Compassionate Considerate Control Conviction Courtesy Dendrite Discipline Earth Mother Education Empathy Esteem		Family Father Flower Child Future Honest Honor Illusion Integrity Job Logic Love Loyal	Modernize Mother Negotiate Parent Partner Partnership Patience Peace Protection Rebuild Recondition Reconstruct Refresh		Regard Regenerate Rehabilitate Reinstate Remodel Renovate Repair Replace Respect Responsible Rest Restore		Resuscitate Reverence Revive Self-Respect Work Teamwork Together Veneration Water Worth
			SOURCE: Merriam Webster Dictionary, http://www.m-w.com
Debra Madonna, COTA, ICCE. St. Mary-Mercy Hospital Parent College. www.parentcollege.com . email:clarion@storytellerdesign.com