Before you speak think

Think before you speak - Tabitha Dumas FREE printable four to a page in black about the importance of words.

Think before you speak

Before you speak: THINK: T= Is it true, H= is it helpful, I= is it inspiring, N= is it necessary, K= is it kind

The other day, my teens were having a dispute. Unkind words were being thrown back and forth like ping pong balls. My otherwise amiable children were not being so amiable. I was not happy. I decided it was time to enlighten them on the importance of thinking before speaking, a valuable asset in the adult world. I remembered seeing posters and images on the internet which said, "Before you speak: THINK." THINK is an acronym for "Is it True? Is it Helpful? Is it Inspiring? Is it Necessary? Is…

THINK Before You Speak | Isaiah 58 Ministries

Most of us have these moments. Think before you speak.

It's that time of year! Back to school time (even though I know some of my bloggy friends have been back for a couple of weeks now.) While you may be in a district that wants you to hit the academics hard core from the first day of school and cut out "fluff", there's nothing fluffy about a cohesive classroom. And you can forget good things happening academically when nobody can get along. Do you hear me administrators? I think it's a wise idea to spend some time helping your students learn…

First mistake was trying to use the "our words are like toothpaste" metaphor with an incredulous and opinionated cohort (see here for my account of this fail).