How to Stop Yelling At Your Kids, with Amanda Rueter Learn With Less

How do I retrain my brain to stop yelling at my kids?















In this episode, we speak with Amanda Rueter, a mental health counselor, mother of two young boys, and founder of Messy Motherhood. Through her work, Amanda helps bust the myth of the “super mom,” and helps parents embrace their imperfections.







We cover:







* Amanda’s background, and how she came to do the work she’s doing today* The cycle of emotion for parents and caregivers: negative self-talk, common triggers, and why we explode* The link between taking care of ourselves and taking care of our families* Amanda’s top tips and resources for understanding and working around our own emotional triggers, so we can regulate our won emotions as parents and caregivers!







Great resources we mentioned in this podcast episode:







Messy Motherhood







Mama’s Anger Management e-course







Amy McCready’s book, “If I Have To Tell You One More Time” 







Learn With Less episode Using the Language of Listening with Infants and Toddlers, with Tracey Cutchlow







Learn With Less episode Creativity Outlets for New Parents, with Beryl Young







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Amanda: Website / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest



















Text Transcript of this episode







Ayelet: Welcome to the Learn With Less podcast. So today I am speaking with Amanda Rueter. Amanda was a mental health therapist, turned mom to two boys actually. She is a mental health therapist, turned mom to two boys. She thought her experience and education would prepare her for motherhood, but she had no idea.







She now writes on her blog, Messy Motherhood to help empower mothers and fathers to feel confident in themselves and their parenting so that they can build happier homes with their children. She is the force behind the popular Mama’s Anger Management e-course, which has helped almost a thousand mothers stop the yelling and start creating happier moments with their children. Amanda, thank you so much for being here. Welcome to Learn With Less.







Amanda: I’m so happy to be here with you.







Ayelet: Yay.