There’s been chatter of late about the word “naughty” and whether parents (and grandparents, childcare workers, etc) should be using it to describe children. It all began when former newsreader and child counsellor Kate Silverton told the Netmums podcast about the “naughty” label and how kids can “internalise” the message. This can lead them to believe it’s who they are, which can lead to more tricky behaviour.  Silverton, who has written a parenting book called There’s No Such Thing As Naughty, said: “Every day they’re taking in messages from us, from their friends, from their teachers. And words carry such weight of meaning. ‘Stop being silly’, ‘You are so naughty’, He’s the naughty one’.“And we all fall into that trap. But our children are paying very close attention to how we think of them. They are internalising, because, they don’t have that fully formed, rational brain.”She continued: “It’s just a fallacy to call children naughty. They’re not making conscious choices for the majority of the time. They are driven by a very, very immature brain ... And