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Words Are Not for Hurting Elizabeth Verdick and Illustrated by Marieka Heinlen The older children get, the more words they know and can use—including hurtful words. While our Words Are Not for Hurting Board Book is written for children ages 0–3, this expanded softcover version is for ages 4–7, a time of growing vocabularies and increasing awareness of how much words matter.

Words Are Not for Hurting Board Book Elizabeth Verdick and Illustrated by Marieka Heinlen “Some of your words are kind. But some of them are not. Words are not for hurting. What do hurtful words do?” Children are known for speaking their minds. We can’t expect them to watch every word, but we can help them to understand that their words affect other people. We can gently guide them to choose words that are helpful instead of hurtful, and to say two very important words—“I’m sorry”—when hurtful words come out before they can stop them.