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Why Do You Revert Back To Yelling, Anger and Blame?

Why do you aim to do better in your parenting, and then fail…

First off, let's get one thing straight. You are never failing.

Never.

Parenting is a work of practice. And it's ok when you veer off track from the good intentions you make. But knowing WHY you veer off track goes a long way to keep it from happening. If you want to stop the yelling, you need to know what causes it.

Why Do You Revert Back To Yelling, Anger and Blame?

Last night was a rough night in parenting. Your kids seemed to be screaming at each other from the minute you got home. Every time you tried to get something done, they needed you to come to sort things out.

Lunch things had gone unpacked.

Dinner was definitely running late.

So by the time you heard screaming, ran to their room, and found your youngest child hanging by the ankles from the top bunk, your oldest yelling his head off, you lost it.

Yelling? Oh yes, you yelled.

Ultimatums? They were defiantly issued.

Punishments? Though you vowed to stop timeouts, both kids were plonked by you in two different spots and told to think about their actions.

And as you stirred a pot of food you knew no one would now want, you went on an even bigger rampage.

Against yourself.

  • Your awful ability to parent.
  • Questioning why every other parent has a handle on things.
  • Judging yourself for not acting earlier.
  • Seething at yourself: Why hadn't you done something earlier? Now EVERYTHING IS RUINED!

You get MAD with yourself, mad at the world, mad at your kids, and mad at the fact that it's all on your shoulders. It's not fair!

You're right. It isn't fair.

But you should know that the reason you revert back to your old habits is not actually your fault. It's generational wiring.

We absorb what we were raised with.

When you were yelling as a child, or torturing your sibling, what happened in your house?

Did someone gently connect with you? Tell you they understood? Ask what was wrong?

Chances are no.

And that affects our own good desire to do differently with our kids.

We absorb what we were raised with.

They Say Kids Push Buttons, But They Actually Push Something Bigger

They say kids push our buttons. We think that sets off our anger and impatience. But actually, kids push something far deeper, far more hurtful.

They push on hurts from our own childhoods.

In fact, the parts of parenting you find hardest are probably linked to the parts of your childhood that you found hardest. Sometimes you can recall them, very often you can't.

Instead, they show up as “Monster mom.”

The fired up, whirling hurling hurricane of emotion that steamrolls and berates your kids. The one that banishes them away. The one who gets loud and mean.

The mom you said you'd never be.

We know. We've been there. It hurts.

Why Just Good Intentions Aren't Quite Enough

It isn't your kids' fault, of course, that they touch on these buttons, these pockets of hurt and feelings of unfairness. And the random thing is that because it's not their fault, you feel even worse when you blow.

But you should know that your intention to do better serves them well. In so many moments you are kind and caring, playful and providing. You are a GREAT parent.

But those old habits? Those defaults to behavior management that you absorbed from your childhood?

They don't just magically go away with good intention.

The reason good intentions aren't quite enough is because those feelings, those hurts, need a place to go. To be processed.

You deserve to be treated in the way that you want to treat your kids. Where people are kind and nonjudgmental, where they listen and support, just like you do with your kids.

How Come I See Other Moms Who Never Yell?

It's why we created Parent Club. Because parents need and deserve that support. In Parent Club, we meet you wherever you are on your parenting journey. We can give ideas of what to do next. How to use the tools to their best effect. How to understand your child's behaviors and needs.

And we can also just be there when you are making dinner, and your kids are crying and you need someone to lean on.

(There's also a ton of learning you can do, with Live chats, online classes, newsletters, and fridge lists, and lots of close community too, with instructor-led forums, parent community, and challenges).

We're here to keep you on track. 

Parent Club Instructor Emily Gray Murray says Parent Club is where “Parents become leaders”.

You deserve to be the parent you want to be. Your kids deserve that too.

The parent that doesn't default to yelling.

We'll help you get there every day.

Parent Club is open today. Don't miss it.

Check out all the classes, support, and instructor access you get. Learn more about The Parent Club.

And join! It's one amazing thing you can do for your family.

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