I use the three-strikes rule with my children the third strike you're temporarily out. Even the most reasonable and confident of parents is bound to lose it sometimes. A parent of three herself, Ascione sympathizes with the challenges. There are times when a parent can feel enough anger to want to break every bone in a kid's body. That's when we fall back on what we know.
Language is everything.
Listen to the tone of your voice. If you have the opposite problem and flee conflict for fear it will escalate into combat, the conflict could come back to haunt you in even scarier ways. Repressed frustrations can swell in importance and explode on innocent people. Family communication should contain more content than superficial information sharing. Listen before speaking.