Why Am I Yelling?: No-Guilt Guide to Keeping Your Cool While Raising Kids

By Margaret Silver

Why do kids have an uncanny ability to push every single button you didn't even know you had? And why does saying "calm down" seem to have the exact opposite effect?

If you've ever found yourself shouting over lost socks, bedtime battles, or the fact that your child suddenly must discuss dinosaurs at full volume while you're on an important phone call-welcome. You're not failing. You're just a parent.

Parenting is a rollercoaster of love, chaos, and moments where you seriously consider faking a work emergency just to sit in your car alone. We all have those days-the ones where patience runs out, voices get louder, and guilt sneaks in afterward. But here's the good news: yelling doesn't make you a bad parent. It just means you're human.

This book isn't about becoming some zen-like parenting guru who never raises their voice (because, let's be real, even monks would struggle with a toddler). Instead, it's a refreshingly honest, laugh-out-loud guide to understanding why we lose our cool, what triggers our frustration, and how to handle meltdowns-both theirs and ours-without completely losing our minds.

Packed with real-life stories, science-backed strategies, and the kind of humor that makes parenting a little more bearable, this book will help you break the cycle of yelling, connect with your kids in a way that actually works, and-most importantly-give yourself some grace along the way.

So take a deep breath, grab that lukewarm coffee, and let's figure this out together. Your sanity (and your kids' eardrums) will thank you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DY7LW7B9
• ISBN13: 9798311773430
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"