Parents & Anger Archives - Nicole Schwarz, LMFT

Three Things to do When Your Child is in the Middle of a Huge Meltdown

nicoleschwarz — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:15:10 +0000

Big emotions can be scary, overwhelming, and stressful for parents (and for kids!). Use these three tips to parent with a calm confidence during your child’s next meltdown. She stands in the kitchen screaming. Hands clenched at her sides. Eyes focused and glaring. You try everything – offering a hug, yelling “settle down,” sending her to her room, taking away screen time – nothing helps.

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How to banish the word “should” from your parenting vocabulary

nicoleschwarz — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:16:55 +0000

The words “should” and “should not” add unnecessary guilt and shame to our parenting. Use these tips to parent in a way that moves you in a positive direction. Sitting on the couch, scrolling social media, you sigh. Thoughts swirl through your head as you peek into the carefully curated accounts online, “I should get organized.” And, “I should take the kids to the library.”

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How to Cope with Parenting Burnout

nicoleschwarz — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:56:06 +0000

If you’re feeling exhausted, tired, and overwhelmed, you’re not alone! Many parents experience burnout – especially after parenting through a pandemic. Use these tips to cope with burnout, and enjoy your kid again! Do you ever feel like you just cannot do it anymore? The lunchbox packing. The teeth brushing. The laundry. The pandemic pushed many of us to the brink of exhaustion, but feeling

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I’m Tired of Being an Angry Parent! Where Do I Start?

nicoleschwarz — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:33:18 +0000

Five steps to move your parenting in a positive direction. No extra guilt. No added judgment. Tips any anxious, frustrated, overwhelmed, or angry parent can use right away! It’s time. You’re ready to make a change to your parenting. Great! Before you get extremely overwhelmed, pause and take a deep breath. Positive parenting isn’t perfect parenting. There will be days when things go well, and

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How to make an effective parenting resolution (Any Time of the Year)

nicoleschwarz — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:15:50 +0000

Good parents look for ways to grow and improve their parenting any time of the year. Use this tip to make an effective resolution – even if it’s not New Year’s Eve. The pressure to make parenting resolutions usually comes around January 1st each year. But, the decision to make a big change in your parenting can also come on March 13th, after you screamed

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5 reasons you still yell at your kids (and what to do instead)

nicoleschwarz — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:02:57 +0000

You’ve tried everything to get off the crazy train of yelling. Or blaming. Or threatening. Or criticizing your kids. No matter how many “good days” you have, eventually fall back into old patterns again. And then you feel horrible. Your intentions are excellent, but something still seems to be getting in the way of kicking this habit. Forever. 5 reasons you still yell at your

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When you keep yelling at your kids (but really want to stop)

nicoleschwarz — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:13:37 +0000

“Get in bed! NOW!” you scream at the top of your lungs. Any intention of staying calm went right out the window. Along with any amount of patience or rational thinking. Your kids scramble into their beds and you finally have a chance to breathe. It doesn’t take long for the guilt to sink in…”There I go again! Yelling! Why can’t I just hold it

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A Calm-Down Plan (For Parents)

nicoleschwarz — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 10:14:54 +0000

A quick scroll through your Pinterest feed displays cool-down games, feeling-face posters, and jars of glitter floating gently through brightly-colored water. All with the goal of helping your kids calm down. This is a great goal. Kids need to learn how to manage their emotions and stay calm under pressure. But what about you? What about those times when you completely lose it with your

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Beyond “Take a Deep Breath”: Help for the Angry Parent

nicoleschwarz — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 10:00:05 +0000

You did it again. You lost your temper with your kids. You yelled. You criticized. No matter how hard you try, you keep falling back into these bad habits. You don’t want to be an angry parent, but in the moment…it just happens. You’ve heard all about learning your triggers. And you know it’s important. But you need something more. Something to keep you

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5 Things I Learned After My Daughter’s (Very Public) Meltdown

nicoleschwarz — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:16:46 +0000

We knew there was a storm brewing from the moment my daughter woke up. Crabby isn’t the right word. We’ll call it “off,” just not right. It was a walking on eggshells kind of day. Still, we had errands to run, so we headed out to the mall, hoping things would blow over. And then…it happened. The public meltdown. She began to spiral out-of-control. Screaming

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