Got An Angry Kid?

Something funny happened the other night. I was struggling to sleep and when I finally did managed to doze off, I heard Jayden crying from his own room. So I went over and slept with him. He slept for a while and when I finally wanted to go back to sleep, he started kicking my back and cried for no reason. I wanted to turn around and smack him hard, but I told myself in my sleep "Never mind and he will stop". And he really did.

Why did I say that its funny? It's because I am actually practising something, which I once said IT'S RIDICULOUS AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. When Jayden stopped fussing, I said "Oh my god... I am actually practising it and it works!" So I continued reading the book "Got An Angry Kid" from Parents Reviewers giveaway and everything after that day makes more sense and believable.

The 28 goals mentioned in this book may seem too hard to achieve especially the first 2 goals. No shouting and no showing of anger. Tell me how many parent of a 3 yr old can do it? But as you read on, you will know that you CAN actually do it.  I actually stop shouting or scolding Jayden for few days now. Do you know how big is that achievement for me? *lol*

Just remember the action-reaction theory. You smile at people, people will smile back at you. Same thing applies for shouting and showing anger. I know it's really hard not to shout and be angry at the things they do. So you will need to look at point no3. Distract yourself. Haha I can go on and on you know about this book. But I am not going to because it'll be too long for you guys to read.

Of course Jayden is not an angry kid. In fact he is a very cheerful and bubbly kid that likes to laugh and giggle all the time. But I won't deny that he has a very bad temper and sometimes he gets out of control. Shouting, scolding and smacking him seems to be so easy. I can do that anytime but life is short, I don't want to waste my time shouting and being angry with him. So I am working on it now by changing myself because I feel that if we need to change them, first we need to change ourselves.After all, we're the parents and oftentimes they are following and learning what we do indirectly.