The Orange Rhino

If I hear one more person tell me, “Well, they are just boys” I may scream!  Yes, my boys ARE boys and in general, boys are a little harder to manage at times.  Sometimes I find myself yelling at them, and then feel terrible about it.  Don’t get me wrong, they really know how to press my buttons.  I just need to know how to handle it, in a calm and mature manner 🙂

Enter The Orange Rhino.  I stumbled upon this blog when I was reading one of my Blogher newsletters.  The writer explained that she challenged herself to not yell at her children for a year – 365 days!  (Not to spoil the ending BUT she just accomplished it!!).

Curious as to how one could accomplish this, I had to read on.  This one line hooked me to join the challenge:

I want to be a mom who has the energy and determination to forge ahead and parent with more composure and warmth and without the yelling!

I can do it!  (I think I can!).  I joined her 30 days project, getting an email everyday with questions to ask myself – what triggers the yelling; is it really something the kids did or something that may have happened at work that put you in the “yelling mood”; what do you do to diffuse the feeling to yell.  It was GREAT!

I have committed to the challenge!  I am starting TODAY!  I have known about this blog and have taken the 30 day challenge and then totally dropped the ball.  (Same with my Yogadownload.com subscription – that I am going to start tonight.)

I love that the author gives you alternatives to yelling, resources (the trigger tracking sheet is gold), and real-life situations and what she did to stop from yelling.

I love my boys more than anything in the world, and I want to do everything I can to give them the best (yell free) childhood.  TAKE THE CHALLENGE!!

I have no affiliation with The Orange Rhino blog – I just love it!