Vocabulary is important

If you have more than one child, it is important to spend extra time expanding the younger child(ren)'s vocabulary to avoid problems caused by the older children. Today I rushed to the basement expecting to find Payge taped to the wall and her toes being systematically removed by older siblings (at least, this is what the level of screaming suggested). What had actually happened was the older siblings, with kind intention, told her that her train had an indestructible coating. Not knowing what indestructible meant, and assuming ill-intent (which is often correct), she proceeded to overreact. I calmed myself, and pleaded with her to save screams of that magnitude for mountain lions and people who touch her and won't stop after she says no (which may include aforementioned siblings, but they had, in this case, touched her).