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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for posting this op. I could have written this exact thing except it’s my dd age 10.

She says I yell in the morning but I only raise my voice a bit louder and say “it’s time to go. Let’s go!”  This is only after asking her 5 times before to focus and letting her know every 5 minutes how much time she has left and not to play with toys in the morning.

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That is my son. He will tell me he does not like it when I raise my voice or if I interrupt him. Like the 8th time he says that he wishes he cold read another chapter of his book with us at 9 PM when he should be sleeping and I interrupt him mid sentence. He will tell me it makes him sad that I am not listening to him.

On the plus side, he is good with telling me when he is upset. On the bad side, he hasn't figured out why it is that my voice goes up a bit or I am interrupting him.

He also know when I am frustrated or upset and will tell me that he is sad because I am angry. This has happened once. I explained why I was angry, again, and told him that I loved him but it takes a bit of time to get over being angry and that is ok. Hugs and kisses and snuggles followed.

I am glad the OPs kid was able to take something from the conversation and say how he was feeling. While it is not emotional abuse, and the OP told him that, it did bring to light that the boy was feeling left out or not fairly treated. And that is a good outcome. The OP has acknowledged that and is adjusting their parenting style a bit and I think that the boy sees that. All that sends a signal that if I say something to my parent, my parent will listen and take me seriously. In the future, that can prevent something far worse because the child knows the parents is listening. [/quote]

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