Moms Talk Q&A
Moms Talk: Do You Yell At Your Kids?
A study shows 90 percent of parents holler at their children. At what cost?
My 7-year-old has taken to pointing out when he thinks I’ve not slept enough. “Mom, I think you need a nap,” he’ll say kindly. That his kindness is almost always in response to some high-volume freak-out I’ve had makes the whole exchange especially shameful. He could hold a grudge. He could give me the cold shoulder. He could make me pay. Oh, and I would. I’m supposed to be the adult here, after all. I should be able to hold it together, even after six straight hours of whining. Or when my boys’ umpteenth wrestling match of the day results in a broken dining room chair. Or after telling someone to put his shoes on, over and over for half an hour. Or when a certain child wills himself to stay awake, making as many as—JUST SAY—17 pilgrimages…
