The weekend draws to a close and so does Day # 3 of the ‘Yelling less’ challenge. When I began this task, someone asked me why I had opted for ‘yelling less’ and not ‘zero yelling’ as my target. I’ll be honest; I never thought about the idea of zero yelling, because raising my voice […]
Yelling less- Day # 2
So it is the end of Day # 2 and here is the news: I DID IT! Yes, I managed to get through the whole day without raising my voice’s decibel level. Was it easy since I had finished Day # 1? Not really. It took all my willpower not to give in to the […]
Yelling less- My one- week challenge! Day # 1
Yelling less- My one week challenge to help me stop yelling at my kid. Day 1.
Of teddy bears and fanciful names
Being a child certainly has its perks. You can pretty much get away with anything on this planet and people will say, ‘Aww, how cute!’, ‘Isn’t that adorable?’ and ‘My, my. That’s a BIG word for a toddler,’ and more to that effect. I am constantly reminded of this fact when I see my 5 […]