Do you ever fell like yelling at your kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I yell everyday at my small child, who is a girl. Eight is tough. 0-5 were amazing years. I need better tools, but sometimes, it's like, "do not leave slime around for the dog to swallow it for the 1000000 time. Do not fish slime out of the trash after I through it out. Do not hide the remote control or my phone for throwing out your slime."

I might outlaw slime in your case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe how many of you don’t yell. I have three boys, and I yell daily. I feel like most of the time, it’s the only way they’ll respond! I guess I’m a bad mom…

No, you're not a bad mom. I have three boys too. I yell everyday.

What are we classifying as yelling? also a mom of three boys. Is it a loud / stern / angry "GET YOUR SHOES ON NOW!" or is more "colorful" yelling like you'd do at someone that purposely drove into your car (in theory)

[Anonymous]

My kids are 8 and 6 and I havent yelled yet. One time I raised my voice a bit and said LISTEN and they were both just dead silent in shock lol

[Anonymous]

I do it all the time. Luckily I still have a great relationship with my kids. I do apologize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are 8 and 6 and I havent yelled yet. One time I raised my voice a bit and said LISTEN and they were both just dead silent in shock lol

This is insane to me. You must have angels.

[Anonymous]

My two cents -
I have only had to raise my voice when they were in danger or doing dangerous things. But TBH - my individual situation was different. I only had 2 kids and there was a very good age gap between them, so raising them was very easy. Also, I had support and I was home. My DH was a very capable, chill, loving and involved dad - so he managed kids and household well, and he prioritized my rest and sleep too. So, I was never an exhausted or frazzled mom when I was raising kids.

I did give a lot of time and attention to my kids (Kangaroo mom) so I was very attuned to their needs and moods. We communicated very well right from when they were little and my kids have always had the faith that their needs will be met in a timely manner, that I will be available to them, and that things will be fair and equitable.

Yes, I do sometimes use a serious tone also, which my kids recognize and respond to - even now that they are AC. But, mostly, my kids use their words and indoor voices...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My two cents -
I have only had to raise my voice when they were in danger or doing dangerous things. But TBH - my individual situation was different. I only had 2 kids and there was a very good age gap between them, so raising them was very easy. Also, I had support and I was home. My DH was a very capable, chill, loving and involved dad - so he managed kids and household well, and he prioritized my rest and sleep too. So, I was never an exhausted or frazzled mom when I was raising kids.

I did give a lot of time and attention to my kids (Kangaroo mom) so I was very attuned to their needs and moods. We communicated very well right from when they were little and my kids have always had the faith that their needs will be met in a timely manner, that I will be available to them, and that things will be fair and equitable.

Yes, I do sometimes use a serious tone also, which my kids recognize and respond to - even now that they are AC. But, mostly, my kids use their words and indoor voices...

Yeah, I do yell when danger or any sort of physical violence is an issue (I have two boys close in age). Luckily, it's not like this happens all the time.