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[quote=Anonymous]I used to yell a lot more than I do now, and my kid is only 2.5. The first thing I did was start taking better care of myself. I get at least a 30 min walk every day, I make sure I get at least 7 hours of sleep, and I'm on a low does of Paxil. That helped the most. The second thing I do is I have a mantra - I don't think you need to use mine, but you just need something short you can say to yourself that reminds you of the parent you want to be. Mine is "DS only gets one childhood." basically it reminds me that if I mess it up, that is it, there are no do overs. Also I am much more ok now asking DH to come take over when I'm on the edge. I tell DS mommy need to go into time out for a break and I make DH take over. [/quote]
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