yelling at children Archives

How to stop yelling and start connecting with your child

From Yelling to Connecting, Thanks to My Listening Partnership

Monday, July 14 2014

I had never yelled at my son, aged five, until recently when he started yelling at me. The first time he did it, I was immediately triggered. I don’t remember what I’d said, but he responded with a loud, angry, “ALL RIGHT, FINE!!!”

Repairing a Relationship After Yelling

Sunday, June 12 2011

When his Dad came home from work he gently said, “If you are going to shout could you tell me first and I’ll go and get the box and you can shout into that instead.” I thought his was wonderful! He was confident and thinking well enough to do something to try and help his Dad to stop shouting.