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Parent coach shares the ‘do-over’ trick to stop yourself from yelling at your kids

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Parent coach Destini Ann shares the do-over’ trick to stop yourself from yelling at your kids.

The key is having the self-awareness to know that once you realize you’ve made a mistake, you can quickly pop out of that moment before making a regrettable parenting decision.

Yell at a child can create problems for them in the long and short term.

There is no such thing as perfect parents; sooner or later, we will all fall short of our expectations. The key is how you handle it when it happens. You can get carried away in a negative cycle of yelling and feeling bad for yourself. Or, be conscious that at any time, you can stop and say, “Let me try that again.” It’ll come in handy next time you walk into your kid’s bedroom and see they’ve drawn Pokémon characters on the wall in Sharpie ..

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