what kind of childhood did you have ? #funny #mom #children #relatable

[Smiling_Husk]

"I'm not..I'm totally not angry.." 😂

[briannakyse]

My mum wouldn’t yell, she would just stand there and stare at me for a SOLID MINUTE and then calmly say “Do you know what you’ve done wrong?” and it would terrify me. Now that I’m an adult I realize she was just trying to get control of her temper before she spoke but I thought it was an intimidation tactic back then 💀

[apotatoperson.]

i’m terrified to be a parent bc I don’t want my kid to be traumatized because of me

[rockercaterrorencountered]

just to be clear, part of gentle parenting *is* expressing your own emotions. It's ok to say "I'm angry/hurt that you ruined my things" as long as you're not screaming at the kid. If you don't teach them that stealing from others and wrecking their property is bad they're not going to grow up respectful of others.

[aiza]

this is me, but i really need to break that generational trauma so i gotta do what i gotta do

[tiffanyh]

A more serious tip: you, as the parent, are allowed to be angry, sad or whatever emotion you're feeling. It's okay to get upset and let them know what they did hurt or disappointed you. But you don't just lay it out on the child because your child is a (growing) human.

Teach your children it's okay to have emotions and to voice said emotions whether positive or negative. But you do not teach them it's okay to act just based on those emotions (ie. Screaming, pushing, hitting, guilt tripping). If you need to step out to take a deep breath, do so; your kids are watching how you adult so that they can learn their version of adult as they grow up. You don't scream and hit adults everytime they mess up, why would you think it's appropriate to do so with children?

[kaylabrown]

It is really really REALLY fucking hard to not to raise your kids the same way you were raised. It’s so ingrained in us but only having children would have showed me this side of myself. You have to se so dedicated to wanting to do better. It’s a lot of work. And I fuck up sometimes. And I’m really sad about that.

[hopeadler]

What people think is gentle parenting is passive parenting. parenting isn’t just avoiding discipline and structure. It’s about breaking cycles of abuse 🩷🥺
I’m a mom and trying to do that. But gentle parenting isn’t allowing the kids to get away with anything! My daughter is responsible, smart, compassionate and comprehends natural consequences.

[Potterheadthe]

“I’m not angry I’m fine 😤”😂😂😂

Edit: OMG 1k thank you I’ve never gotten so many likes

[themisscinny]

It’s okay to tell your kid you’re upset with them. You just have to remember that they’re miniature people with a tendency of uncontrolled emotions. If you flip out, they flip out worse. Just take a deep breath and think of how you’d want someone to deal with your childhood antics. I had to learn a ton of patience with my kid.

[crunchycountrycatholic]

As a parent of four, you can verbalize that you are frustrated, angry, unhappy, disappointed, etc with your child's behavior without yelling. This is a fun skit, but in all seriousness kids will have a hard time understanding emotions if parents are not clear about their feelings. It is the parent's job not to take personal offense to a child disrupting things and use the moment as a way to teach children how to respond to things appropriately and to handle your own emotions. Easier said than done

[buppybabe]

you can let a child know ur angry while still being gentle with them. just calmly say "yes, i am angry right now because i told you not to touch my makeup and you did. i didn't want you to touch my makeup because it costs a lot of money and can be very messy. now there is a mess and i need your help to clean it up. can you please help me clean it?" lets the kid know that although you are angry with them right now its going to be ok. i've found they're less likey to respond by screaming or crying if you calmly tell them why what they did wasn't appropriate rather than yell at them. how do you feel when you make a mistake as an adult and get screamed at? kids are still learning, and a huge portion of how they learn is by doing things and making mistakes!

[wesleywarrick]

That REACH "I'M NOT ANGGUREYY" gets me 🤣🤣🤣

[AnnieKhurana]

Is that Key and Peele😂😂 what a legendary skit!

[d.k.s.]

Working with little kids was such a blessing. Coming from a childhood of abuse I always thought I was hard to love, but it was really just abusive parenting. I learned so much about patience and understanding about the developing brain of a child. It's ok to tell them you're angry and actually show what an adult self regulating their anger looks like.

[MoonTatii]

💀 Same sometimes it slips and i have to back through everything and restart, its so hard😩😭 i hate it

[Kdkdleeme]

Me in twenty years when i am CHILDLESS bc my childhood was full of screaming and fighting lol

[genuinedelusionsmusic]

The kid and parent having this conversation is wild 😂

[Yourfavvalphabet_AKA_Abcde]

I had a pretty bad childhood tbh. I grew up with a lot of yelling and fighting from my parents. They never got along. they always fought all the time. Day and night. I remember I came home one day, I was about 5 years old, and I don’t remember too much, but I remember being devastated when I found out they were getting divorced. It was so hard to focus on school with everything going on at home. With all the yelling and screaming it was hard not to let it reflect on me.

[BelleReads]

Honestly I’m pretty sure my mom verbally abused me too and it’s annoying af bc that stuff STICKS like I remember stuff from when I was probably 5 years old