By Niamh Kirk What we thought were words of encouragment to children may be having the opposite effect warns one child psychologist. There is no guide on how to be a parent, so for many, every day is a learning day. Now one expert has urged parents to avoid telling children how they feel, or how they should feel – whether its sadness, anger or something else as it’s a “huge mistake”. The major misconception mishap is explained by Child psychologist Professor Sam Wass, who claimed that the worst thing you can do is to try and tell your little one not to feel their emotions. The professor, who i…