How To Stop Yelling At Your Kids, And What To Do Instead

[WellShoneMoon]

Originally Posted by wac_432

My kids respond well to their school's attention-getting phrase. I asked their teacher what language she uses to get the classes attention during our first parent teacher conference. I use the same phase and the little dickenses line right up with a "yes daddy?"

It's all very pavlovian, but way better than yelling.

So what was the magic phrase?

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by wac_432

My kids respond well to their school's attention-getting phrase. I asked their teacher what language she uses to get the classes attention during our first parent teacher conference. I use the same phase and the little dickenses line right up with a "yes daddy?"

It's all very pavlovian, but way better than yelling.

Interestingly, a friend of mine is a kindergarten teacher. She says she doesn't even have to raise her voice with her students. With her own kids, different story.

[Huckleberry3911948]

You don’t have to show them who is in charge just show them in life there are consequences for your actions and they are not small nor can be ignored