Scared of Your Kids

You just gave in to your son’s request to stay longer with his friends. He knows you don’t want him always asking “again”, but he was pushing for his “yes”.

How can you stay strong and explain your decision? You were thinking, as he kept making his point. You didn't want to get in an argument, pick him up mad and disappoint him. Your Mama compassion set in, what's an extra hour, he's with good kids, it's really not that big of a deal? And boom, you say ok, I’ll give you in an extra hour.

You see how happy that made him when you gave in!!

“Thanks mom, you're the best.”

You realized in that moment you were actually scared of child's behavior if he doesn't get his way. You said yes, you didn't want to disappoint him, argue with him, pick him up mad. The chatter doesn’t stop in your head you gave in.

Morning comes, he is not listening, taking care of his chores - the yelling starts and the repercussion of giving in last night. When the boundaries are broken, the tendency to yell becomes stronger.

If you want to break the cycle of feeling scared and yelling at your kids, work with me and you will let go of feelings of guilt and shame.

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Be clear, be confident and don’t overthink it. The beauty of your story is that it’s going to continue to evolve and your site can evolve with it. Your goal should be to make it feel right for right now. Later will take care of itself. It always does.