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How To Stop Yelling At Kids

Do you have the habit of yelling at kids? Then it is high time you look for alternatives to react against your kids' misbehaviour as yelling isn't a healthy way of pointing out the mistakes. There are several disadvantages of hostile parenting. Firstly, your kid might go through shock as yelling adults would scare kids. Also, your kid might develop inferiority complex too, especially if you have the habit of yelling at your child in public.

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Apart from all these things, what if your kid does the same? If your kid reacts to you by yelling back at you, things would be embarrassing and on the top of it, the problem doesn't get solved there. This is the reason why finding peaceful methods of parenting is good for you and your kids. Also, ensure that your workplace stress never disturbs your parenting methods. Simply find other ways to channelise your anger.

How To Stop Yelling At Kids

How To Stop Yelling At Kids?

Yell Somewhere Else
Is yelling at your child bad? Yes of course. When you suddenly find yourself about to yell at your kids, try to quickly go into your room to vent out your anger. Yell in a lonely place so that nobody else gets affected. Yell until your urge to yell gets cleared. After that, you can come out of the lonely place to talk to your kid.

Whisper
Another technique to stop yelling at your child is to start whispering whenever you feel like yelling. Force yourself to whisper so that your volume stays under control even when you are angry with your kid. You can vent out the anger by punching a pillow in your bedroom later. But when kids are around, don't set a bad example by yelling or by acting in an angry way.

Let Go
When you experience the urge to yell, always remember to let go. Kids do commit certain mistakes and it is perfectly normal. Parents must correct them but not commit more mistakes like yelling as the kid picks that bad habit from the parents. So, try to let go of your kid when you feel like yelling and later on when your mood is calm, you can again correct your kid by talking peacefully.

Express
Not yelling at your kid doesn't mean that you never correct your kids when they do something wrong. It just means that your expression must change so that the kid is not intimidated. So, when your mood is cool, call your kids and express your concerns clearly. Ask your kids to change and explain the consequences in a way that they get inspired to change forever. This will definitely make you a good parent and your kids will also make you proud.

Story first published: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 18:29 [IST]
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