Yelling at Kids in Public.

yea you shouldn't yell at your kids in public or embarass them in public like that. you shouldn't really yell at your kids at all. if you have to raise your voice that is a sign you have lost control.

first you have to regain control of yourself and then regain control of your child. yelling is not an effective strategy for either of these things.

 

fuck that sucks. How did you break your toe?
I fell off of a ladder and broke my foot when we were camping at the cabin.
It hurt really bad when it happened but its getting better! Been about 3 weeks since it happened.

You made me laugh. They actually have been a great help since i've broken my foot. They love carrying things for me when i'm using my crutches, ect.

 

I don't yell at my kids (or other kids..) not in public and not when alone.

 

Yelling at them in public is better than spanking them in public, at least until the next nutjob decides the child will suffer emotional trauma from verbal abuse.

 

I totally have that low-tone "I mean it" voice. In public it's usually just talking it out or I just take them out of the situation quite easily. If I see another kid having an issue in the story I will usually try to say something nice to get their attention off the issue they're having. I have certainly never yelled at my kids in public.

I wish I could say I've never yelled at them ever, but I'm not perfect. It's extremely rare though, if I yell, I know there's something wrong with me and I will basically ask for a hug or something to help me calm myself down before dealing with the situation with a level head.

 

I've only ever yelled at children once or twice in my life, and that was under EXTREME provocation.

I don't like yelling at children, but I have seen families that yell a lot that are otherwise healthy and okay, they just tend to yell a lot.

Parents need to be in emotional control when they are handling their children.

Some parents seem like they are NEVER in emotional control.

 

When my son would act up in public (at a store or restaurant), I would remove him from that space and go outside.

I would then tell him (not yell at him) that we aren't going back until he settles down.

I've only had to do that a couple of times. From that point, all I would have to do is give him a "look" and he would know that he was going outside.

 

Nope. I was never afraid to yell at or chew my kid out in public. Or to call to her when it was time to go and she had her headphones on. For the most part she was a pretty good kid. But she had moments where she made me mad. When you come from a family of loudmouths, yelling happens. Anyone who acts like yelling is the worst thing in the world to do to a kid, well you can get over yourselves.

 

My kids were very compliant, so I guess I did something right. They are grown now and have very strong personalities.