Whenever you come home, your parents fuss over you. Your mom is always worried that you’re driving dangerously, while your dad wants to make sure you’re being safe when you’re out late at night. Identify the destructive process of verbal symbols they are engaging in and explain to them why it is not helpful.

What will be an ideal response?

Your parents are engaging in static evaluation. Static evaluation means that people continue to treat others the same way they have in the past. This way of interacting ignores the fact that people grow and change; language should reflect these changes, as well.