Do you allow your child to yell when she gets angry?

Greece
December 9, 2010 7:53am CST
When your child gets angry and starting to yell, what do you do? do you alow her to express her feeling by yelling on things or to you either? how do you deal with this situation?
6 responses
@Raven7317 (691)
• United States
9 Dec 10
We have always encouraged our son to express his thoughts and feelings openly... He knows that he can tell us anything, ask us anything, express anything; AS LONG AS HE DOES IT WITH RESPECT! He is allowed to get angry and yell and carry on, and/or throw temper tantrums, but he also knows that this behavior must be done in HIS ROOM with the DOOR CLOSED. Our wording to him is, "When you're all done, you come and see me." This works very well with him because he given the room to work out his anger and he knows we'll wait for him to be done and we will talk. We've done this since he was about 2 years old, and now at 5 YO, it's just a part of life. It's how it is.
• Philippines
12 Dec 10
this is what I do with my son, and it does make sense...:)
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
9 Dec 10
When I know my child is angry I expect that her behavior is going to be somewhat aggressive. That is normal for adults as well as children. I do not let her just stand there and yell in my face or use disrespectful words. If I see her starting to raise her voice I'll give her a gentle reminder that first of all it is okay for her to be angry, then I tell her she can talk to me and say her concerns but she must do it in a calmer voice. I want her to express herslef but to show self control in doing so.
• Greece
18 Dec 10
thanks for the reply.i like your answer as it is like to be my ways.children in the first place must to show respect to their elders and elders must to mold their children on how they act in every situations.i believe children will observe more discilpine if on the start they are reminded of it.
@buggles64 (2709)
• United States
9 Dec 10
If my child was screaming and yelling so that I could not stand it, then no, I would not allow it. Children are like adults and need a way to express their anger and how to deal with it as well. If we do not allow them to express their anger in a productive way, then they too can become stressed. Usually, I tell me she is not allowed to talk to me in that tone of voice. Usually, she will go to her room until she calms down.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
14 Dec 10
When my children were a little bit younger, it was quite effective for me to tell them that they had to have time out for the number of minutes that corresponded with their age. However, they are getting older now and that doesn't seem to work for us any longer. That said, now when they start yelling, I will typicall send them to their rooms until the temper tantrums stop. This seems to be effective and it honestly gets them out of my face.
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
no!!!., it's a big NO!., yelling is a sign of disrespect.., as a parent, i won't tolerate my child's action for i will, she will do such things again.,
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
to add, I'm not a parent yet but I'm a teacher and I don't tolerate this on my students...I give them time off or if they don't listen to me calmly telling them to express what they wan't in a soft voice I ignore them, they have to learn that yelling won't make me give them attention...and this method usually works...
• Philippines
12 Dec 10
i have a 3 year - old son and he is the sweetest thing that I ever had...at 2 or 3, a child begins to have tantrums, and my son have it...when he is in good mood, he is loveliest kid on earth but when he is not, beware...when he doesn't like anything, he yells, NOOO, NOOO WAY!!! he will even point his fingers at me, I feel guilty because he must have got it from me. Before, when I was not yet a mother, I told myself that i wouldn't allow my son or daughter to answer me or yell at me but now it is happening. I am not tolerating my son but a mom will always be a mom. When my son is expressing his anger by staring at me, yelling at me, and crying a lot, I don't mind him., i just wait until he gets tired and calms down because if you keep on asking kids whats the matter and telling them to stop, the more that they will be doing it,when he is already calm, I call him up, baby him, hug him, tell him to stop crying or i will be mad, then my son will stop and that is the time I try to talk with him in ways he would understand., like telling him " next time, do not shout at mommy okay? do you want mommy to cry?" this is a simple way to correct your child's behavior overtime...Kids show attitude from birth and from my experience, I don't think that personality is learned...the moment that a child starts to speak their minds, and express their feelings negatively, it doesn't mean that they disrespect you because they don't understand respect very well...what you can do is to make them understand little by little as they grow older and when they are already capable of understanding....however, if your child is already at ages 7 or above and he will still yell at you, then it would be different story...as to what I am going to do, I will know when my son turns 7...hehe:)