Before I had kids, I judged moms who yelled. Then I had a few of my own and I got it. Raising my voice to get my kids' attention became the norm, but it set a dangerous precedent. With my husband's ...
Whenever I see headlines or memes telling us to stop yelling at our children, I want to yell right back. The same day the Washington Post article came out telling us how and why to stop yelling at our ...
I yell at my kids too much. And I yell way less than I used to, because I have worked really hard on my triggers, and it’s worked. But if I’m tired and I’ve said the same thing three times, and the ...
Nearly every parent will lose their temper with their kids at some point, which means a little bit of yelling might be inevitable. That's even true for parenting experts like Becky Kennedy, a Columbia ...
"If you're upset, it is the wrong thing to say or do and will only aggravate the situation. It is not what you want to say. It does not represent your true intention and is therefore inauthentic. The ...
This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. My husband was picking up our older kid from school a few weeks back when he ...
Before I had kids, I used to judge moms who yelled at their children in public. I thought I would be different, the kind of parent who never raised her voice. Years later, I found myself doing exactly ...