tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469822606117065100.post6672490869331422249..comments2023-05-21T04:11:14.252-07:00Comments on Fenland witters: When mummies shout.Fenwittershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01128887117602650944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469822606117065100.post-5778228265833027242010-10-14T12:37:07.331-07:002010-10-14T12:37:07.331-07:00Oh, I shouted at my son just yesterday and felt aw...Oh, I shouted at my son just yesterday and felt awful afterwards. It's definitely not an ideal parental response and we should probably try to count to ten in those situations before responding! Yet, we wouldn't be human if we didn't lose it sometimes. Like you say, the odd time can do no harm but we should do our best to keep it to a minimum and always apologise and explain why we shouted afterwards (as you did).Mummy Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061207010010322559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469822606117065100.post-13931363653252909742010-10-09T04:24:07.111-07:002010-10-09T04:24:07.111-07:00I once completely lost it in the car, after a long...I once completely lost it in the car, after a long day at work, when my two were about 6 and 3. I had picked them up from the childminders and daughter was throwing a strop because son 'had looked at me funny' and son was throwing hissy fit about wanting to be home NOW and his seatbelt being uncomfortable. Their constant bickering in the back meant that I had nearly driven into the car in front.<br /><br />I pulled the car over, and really SHOUTED at them both. Then drove home in angry silence (silence all round) before explaining, like you, that I was tired and that their constant bellyaching in the back of the car was actually quite dangerous. They were as good as gold after that!<br /><br />I think if you only do it occasionally a really good yell can shock them into feeling sorry and clear the air wonderfully.The List Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294796749818923293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469822606117065100.post-4221627455184366262010-10-09T00:12:20.757-07:002010-10-09T00:12:20.757-07:00We are all on antibiotics at the moment!! My young...We are all on antibiotics at the moment!! My youngest has an emotional age of 4 so we have always had to go over the top in turns of sharing our emotions. When I had a temper tantrum in Tesco once though I got funny looks, I was so cross/frustrated that I threw my self on the floor shouting, "I can't do it, I want to be on holiday" etc felt good but it took my a long time to go back into the store. Son stopped his tantrum very quickly. Although 10 he can have 10+ major tantrums a day which are basically toddle tantrums. the problem with him is that they can sometimes last in excess of an hour. A bit like your two he can eat and like ham sandwiches and then one day he will decide that he hates them. On thise days I just accept that he goes hungry. <br /><br />Somethings I wonder how I kept my sanity!!Fenland Textile Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091020897727751018noreply@blogger.com