My five year old is sitting by me making mouth noises when I lose it.“squish, bleerp, swishhhh, squish.”“OK STOP! ENOUGH with the mouth noises!! GET OUT of here!!! GO!!!” I shriek in my loudest most threatening voice (and ask anyone who knows me, I have a very loud voice.)The [...]Continue Reading
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Nuts and Bolts of Dealing with Parenting Rage
Relationship Survival Mode and Taking Care of YourselfIn Dealing with Parenting Rage Part 1 I published a reply to a reader who had asked about staying calm with intense parenting situations. If I could include a few more things in my response, here's what I would say-When everything feels [...]Continue Reading
Dealing with Parenting Rage – Part 1
A letter from a reader after I published Parenting an Angry Child: My son can be angry at times, but I often blame myself. I am a single mom of a 3 and 5 year old and needless to say, I lose my temper :( in ways that are totally unacceptable to me when I am under control! Screaming, snatching him [...]Continue Reading
