If you spend any time around children, you must fully understand the extraordinary power that lies within your words and how those words fundamentally mold a child's developing sense of self. Have you ever truly contemplated the immense power of your words? Have your words been encouraging, helpful, and filled with the kind of warmth that brings genuine happiness to others? Or have your words inadvertently destroyed someone's spirit, leaving them feeling unworthy and unloved? The sobering truth is that even a few carefully chosen words—or carelessly thrown ones—spoken to a child will help shape and mold that young person in ways that can last a lifetime.