38 English lessons for speaking to children

English Lesson: If you don't behave yourself, you're going straight to sleep after dinner. Do you understand me?

1. “If you don't behave yourself, you're going straight to sleep after dinner. Do you understand me?”

English Lesson: Hey there buddy! Daddy missed you.

2. “Hey there buddy! Daddy missed you.”

English Lesson: Your nose is runny. Come here and let me wipe it.

3. “Your nose is runny. Come here and let me wipe it.”

English Lesson: No-no; this is for grown-ups.

4. “No-no; this is for grown-ups.”

English Lesson: All done?

5. “All done?”

English Lesson: Don't make me pull this car over!

6. “Don't make me pull this car over!”

English Lesson: There you go; you're all buckled in!

7. “There you go; you're all buckled in!”

English Lesson: Wow. What a big boy!

8. “Wow. What a big boy!”

English Lesson: Pet her gently, OK?

9. “Pet her gently, OK?”

English Lesson: What's wrong? Does your tummy hurt?

10. “What's wrong? Does your tummy hurt?”

English Lesson: Look! You got ice cream all down the front of your shirt!

11. “Look! You got ice cream all down the front of your shirt!”

English Lesson: It's important to eat your veggies so you can grow up to be big and strong.

12. “It's important to eat your veggies so you can grow up to be big and strong.”

English Lesson: Yummy!

13. “Yummy!”

English Lesson: You did the right thing by telling me.

14. “You did the right thing by telling me.”

English Lesson: Aiden, it's your turn to take the trash out.

15. “Aiden, it's your turn to take the trash out.”

English Lesson: That's not my problem.

16. “That's not my problem.”

English Lesson: You're acting like a spoiled brat!

17. “You're acting like a spoiled brat!”

English Lesson: We can't take in every stray that comes along.

18. “We can't take in every stray that comes along.”

English Lesson: Ew! Don't pick your nose! That's gross!

19. “Ew! Don't pick your nose! That's gross!”

English Lesson: You promised me that you would be responsible for him.

20. “You promised me that you would be responsible for him.”

English Lesson: As the Earth orbits around the sun, the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth changes.

21. “As the Earth orbits around the sun, the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth changes.”

English Lesson: The Earth's axis is tilted.

22. “The Earth's axis is tilted.”

23. “What are you doing up at this hour?”

24. “I don't want to hear any excuses. You need to take responsibility for yourself.”

25. “Life's not all fun and games.”

26. “Anant, can you load up the dishwasher?”

27. “It's all about self-discipline.”

28. “I didn't raise you to be a picky eater!”

29. “What's the difference?”

30. “You are in SO much trouble.”

31. “What the hell were you thinking?”

32. “There you go!”

33. “That one's not appropriate for children.”

34. “How many times do I have to tell you to clean up after yourself?”

35. “All right, tell me your version of what happened.”

36. “Great job today, guys. Keep up the good work.”

37. “Wow, good for you!”

38. “So do we have an agreement?”