How to stop yelling at your child

How to stop yelling at your child

Dear mothers. Many of us are familiar with the situation when, completely unexpectedly and without expecting it, as if out of nowhere, we break down and yell at a child. Seeing his reaction to this (usually resentment, misunderstanding, tears), we begin to feel guilty. Sometimes we immediately feel sorry for the upset child and even compensate for the situation with one or another “candy” for him. Unfortunately, neither the screams nor what happens after helps to improve the situation, but only worsens it. That’s why I wrote several articles about how to find the reason for this behavior and what to do about it.

What reasons have we already considered:

Problems in relationship with husband

My own negative experiences from childhood

Lack of understanding of the child’s needs and developmental characteristics

Parenting not meeting expectations

Today we will look at two more, the most common causes of breakdowns in children .

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1. Mom is stressed, she has too much to do, she has difficulty keeping up with everything.

When mom doesn’t get help, in order to get everything done, she builds strict rules and routine for herself that the children must follow. She often simply does not have time to persuade the baby, explain something to him, or delve into his feelings…