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UPDATE: I am so glad I read this article yesterday. I had been trying to make an concerted effort not to yell at my kids but was slowly get back to my old tricks. I don’t want to yell at them, I was yelled at as a kid sometimes and I can still remember how horrible it was and how it made me feel.
I want my house to be a happy, relatively happy one. I think taking yelling out of the equation will help keep the peace. Also, here is another great article about yelling written by Amy Wilson over at Mother Load.
I love Babble. Overall, I have found it a great website for parenting forums, information, etc. However, lately I have found several articles trying to hard to be controversial and almost exploitative of the admissions, choices, and opinions many of us have about parenting.
I did, however, appreciate this article by Emily Rosenbaum titled, I Yell at My Kids Way Too Much: What can I do? It was honest, frank, and helpful on many levels. If you have ever found yourself yelling at your kids too much, or want to find a way to stop, please check out this article.
To see how I finally figured out how to stop yelling at my kids see my post Sad Hearts in a Jar.
Thank you so much for the shout out!
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Anytime, Emily. Well done…
I am a fan too – thanks for posting! Nice pic, by the way.
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I have had a peaceful evening so far. I hate yelling, but jeepers, its seems like the only way sometimes.
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The yelling. Ugh. I'll have to go visit. B/c lord, this mama needs some help in that department. I have a friend coming to visit for an extended stay and I'm OBSESSING over "OMG, what if I YELL while she's here??" She doesn't yell at her child. Really. *head desk* I really planned on NOT yelling. But eightfivemillionbillion times of asking will you please pick up your shoes/socks/underware/dishes/SELF and I lose it. *sigh* Need to go read this!!
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[...] Yesterday, I linked to a blog post on Babble by Emily Rosenbaum about yelling at your kids, or more accurately, how to stop. [...]
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I do yell some times but I'm making a conscience effort not to.
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I know what you mean, I try hard to not yell. But, it is hard sometimes. This system is working for us, I think I have only yelled once in the last week. One of the girls was rocking in her chair and nearly fell back, it surprised me and I yelled. Things have been way more peaceful and they have been fighting far less, which was usually the catalyst for yelling on my part.
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I yell more than is necessary for sure.
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Oh, I find myself yelling every now and then. Before I became a mother, I knew I didn’t want to be one of those “yelling” moms. Yeah right! It’s so hard not to be sometimes. I’ll have to check out the article. Thanks for the link. And thanks for stopping by the S&R weekend hop. I’m following you now!
Hey, thanks for stopping by. The yelling has gotten better, except for PMS days, those are the worst…
Ugh, I know, yelling sucks. But sometimes it feels like its the only way to get them to listen. I think I need to lower my expectations for behaviour too.
Happy Jar is still working, over a month later. Woo hoo (notice I didnt Woot??)