I didn't have any problems raising my first two kids without screaming and I don't think I will have a hard time raising my little guy without screaming either, but the 3 that have Bipolar are hard, cause they just do not listen UNLESS I give them horrible consequences or scream. I've been trying to just give them consequences lately so I haven't been yelling quite as much, but sometimes I feel almost guilty dishing out the conseqences.

Well, really, I don't "scream" at Jamie very much. Every once and a while it's a loud "Jamie!" when I'm having no luck getting him to stop something. My problem is that it's just a constant nag all day long that he just tunes out. "Jamie let go of your brother don't push your brother don't scream that hurts my ears leave your brother alone no don't push him down just keep your hands off him settle down quit ramming your cars into the dresser you're leaving marks don't grab your brother just let him go..."

I do get up and physically intervene a lot so it's not always me just sitting in the chair giving ignored orders but it ends up being that way a lot. I'm just in so dang much pain and and so exhausted all the time. I think that's a big part of my problem. All the parenting techniques require a lot of energy that I just don't have. Maybe what I'm looking for is a magic wand.

Michelle

If you find one let me know where you got it from...lol.