You are really asking for it now!

Posted by Susan Epstein on October 11th, 2010 at 02:39pm

You are really going to get it now! I’m going to run away from home! You kids are driving me crazy! You are going to be the death of me! You are really asking for it now! Get out of my face! Go to your room!  Okay….we’ve all been there. Even if you never screamed these things at your kids you thought about it.

The problem with this approach is it doesn’t get us the relief that we want, doesn’t change kids’ behaviors, and leaves us feeling incredibly guilty and fearing that we have scared our kids for life.

So…let’s do some damage control.

Parent’s Cooling Down Kit

Gather together the following and put in a shoe box:

• Favorite CD or your mp3 player
• Favorite inspirational book
• Chocolate
• Candle
• Matches
• Lavender
• Whatever else seems relaxing to you.

The next time you want to scream….get your box and work your way through it and relax. Let me know how this works for you!

Tags: cool down, Parenting advice teens, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, relaxing tips, susan epstein

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