Could You Go a Full Year Without Yelling At Your Kids?

A New Jersey mom took a pledge not to yell at her children for 365 days. This challenge went on for over a year for the “Orange Rhino” mom (a mom to four BOYS ages 5, 3 1/2, 2, and 6 months. It began the day she decided she yelled at her kids more than she wanted to, and she was going to do something about it! For those of us just discovering her now, that just means there are a lot of resources and back posts for you to tap into. She has four boys all under the age of 6 and just made it through 12 days of no power and three kids with strep throat and she’s holding strong.

It all started Friday, January 20, 2012. After her handyman busted her yelling at her 4 boys, she had an epiphany; “I yell at my kids much more than I like”. The next day she committed to going 365 days without yelling. And to boot, she decided to keep a public blog to help keep her on task.

No Yelling for 365 days straight. “If I yell, I am back to Day 0. If I use a Raging Scream, then she is set back to -2 days”. The “firm voice” and “oopsie snap” are permitted as is yelling in emergencies.

Check out her post on the 10 Things I Learned When I Stopped Yelling At My Kids.