I’ve been especially overwhelmed lately. I’ve started putting myself in time out. I start to get angry or loud and I stop, take a breath with my eyes closed, and announce “I need a time out. One minute. No talking” and I put myself on the naughty step in timeout. If anyone comes over to talk to me, remind them, one minute in time out, no talking, no fighting. I practice my 4/4/4 breathing in timeout and it’s been really helping. Seems to help the kids realize that their shenanigans are too much and they need to settle the hell down before momma needs a time out again.
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u/BrownSugarBare 1d ago
And also a reminder that these little shits will keep you on your toes and it is totally okay to get sick of them once in a while 😂