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I think it hurt me more than it hurt him. But it also helped. And I’m glad I did it.

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Last week I had my first public speaking engagement at the public library here in town. I called my presentation Staying Sane Through Motherhood. One of the things I talked about briefly was how I have managed to stop yelling at the kids. How it’s been more than eight months since I yelled at them. After I […]

Two months and still no yelling. How I’m doing it.

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First, I made a proclamation. I was pretty impressed with myself  when I actually managed to follow through for 24 hours, But then, I made it through a week, and then a month, and then even six weeks. And last week, I had my two month anniversary. I haven’t yelled in two months. It’s not always easy. Staying calm is […]

Six weeks yell-free. I’m digging my new groove.

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So I haven’t yelled in six weeks. It feels good. It feels good knowing I have maintained control over myself. It feels good knowing that I have set a good example for the kids (not in every department, but at least in this one). And it’s not like it’s been easy or that it’s become automatic. […]

Digging New Grooves — What I Discovered 6 Weeks Into My Yell-Less Journey

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So I haven’t yelled in six weeks. It feels good. It feels good knowing I have maintained control over myself. It feels good knowing that I have set a good example for the kids (not in every department, but at least in this one). And it’s not like it’s been easy or that it’s become automatic. […]

The five things I did to make it through a week without yelling once at my kids.

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So I haven’t yelled for a whole week. Not once. I came close a couple times, but I never yelled. Not at my kids. Not even at my husband. And I feel great. GREAT! I’m not claiming to be mother or wife of the year. Not yelling hasn’t magically caused all of my other shortcomings […]