Ms. Barnhill says she used to yell once tothree times a week at her children before they go to primaryschool. But now she learns to control her anger and disciplineher kids in calmer and better ways. And she now teaches otherparents in speeches and workshops.Parents can learn to relieve(...
There are many ways to influence your child’s behavior, but yelling is not effective. The message that it transmits to our kids is often, “I’m at a loss. I don’t know what to do to get you to act the way I want you to act. I feel out of control.” Of course, the mess...
And your child, she says, “doesn’t forget that,” whether they want to come to you in the middle of the night after a bad dream or tell you about a bully at school. Kids whose parents don’t yell do better in every way, according to the research—they feel closer to...
The knee-jerk reaction when our kids misbehave is often to do exactly what we got as kids. The question is, do these old-school discipline tools stand the test of time? We asked BabyCenter moms which of your parents' techniques you've used. Then we turned to a panel of experts to ...
The STEP skills worked so effectively with Aviva's two children (now grown), that she and her husband used to "fight" over who got to pick them up from school! Through STEP, these parents have learned how to enjoy their kids:
Why Should You Stop Yelling(吼叫)at Your Kids It doesn’t make you look authoritative. It makes you look out of control to your kids.1.Yelling, similar to spanking(打屁股),is the response of a person who doesn’t know what else to do. The use of spanking to discipline children has ...
STOPPING YELLING AT YOUR KIDS Parenting is hard. If you're a parent, I'm sure that I don't need to tell you that our job is a tough one. When you're managing children, it can be difficult to remember that they are still learning. If you find you are yelling at your kids more ...
If you’re yelling at your kids, you’re not alone. Yelling seems to have become something of a parenting epidemic. Some are even calling it “the new spanking”. Why are so many dedicated, intelligent, aware parents losing control?
Parenting is hard. If you're a parent, I'm sure that I don't need to tell you that our job is a tough one. When you're managing children, it can be difficult to remember that they are still learning. If you find you are yelling at your kids more often than you want to, here...
If I were to look carefully at my thoughts in those moments, I think I would see something like this:They don’t respect me. Look at how they just keep doing exactly what they’re doing, as if they didn’t even hear me. Kids who actually respect their parents would get up immediatel...