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Help

Hey y’all! It me - the yelling mom. Over these last couple of weeks since connecting to this community, I’ve been sticking to a plan. I’ve reduced my yelling significantly. I use the approach of giving an instruction and making them repeated what I’ve said so I know they understand. Not going to lie, it’s been working brilliantly! I told them if I have to give you 3 strikes in a week, then I’m taking something they like for a week.

So my son is a lover of books. He got his 3rd strike and I took his books. Y’all… it BROKE ME! He cried these big ole crocodile tears and the next day even tried to say I can take his phone instead of his books.

I stuck to the punishment, questioning myself and all. Now I turn to my community for support. Do you think I went overboard? Do you think I should let him trade his phone for his books? I feel if I do that then he’ll feel like he can negotiate with me every time this happens. All advice is welcomed! Oh, and my skin is tough so don’t hold back.

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