Why Thumper's Quote Is Dangerous: If You Have Nothing Nice To Say, Say Nothing At All

There is an old saying that "if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all". The quote is from Charles Caleb Colton, an eccentric English writer. However, it is best known from Thumper, the fictional rabbit character from Disney's animated Bambi films. Does the saying sound reasonable to you? It might make sense at first. After all, shouldn't we be nice? And shouldn't nice people only say nice things? In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ 3 reasons why this quote that children learn is dangerous.   For the full article visit: https://assertiveway.com/if-you-have-nothing-to-say-then-say-nothing-at-all/   Free Resources: Sign up for 10 Day free Assertive And Liked Challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked Are you a people pleaser quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/5f29f89a6af2ba00140d45d0 Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/ Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter   About Assertive Way: Website: https://assertiveway.com Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/ Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915