I had childhood trauma and so does my husband to be fair - we both had very angry yelling cold type of parents (his dad and my mum) I always said I will not be that person for my child … we are both educators (but now I’m a stay at home mum) but what really really really got to me …
Today!
My sons tired, extremely moody because we were at a event yesterday till midnight and he’s had really poor sleep, so I understand his emotions (he’s 3 btw) so I’m being calm when managing his tantrums/metldowns etc. one of his heavy cars fell on his foot and out of rage he threw his little hot wheels car and it went the direction of the tv and broke the tv - my husband at the top of his lungs YELLED in my sons face, loads of words frankly not that my sons even understanding I saw he had already gone into a flight or fight panic …. So I intervened and told my husband to stop yelling it’s not going to help or get through to him about what he has done as he’s already shut off with fear … my husband continued to try yell.. I removed my son away from him. I get it the tv is broken we don’t have money for another but in my viewpoint I don’t see how YELLING loudly in a toddlers face is going to help either, not like he’s can fix the tv the most he can do is say sorry and not to throw things because this is the damage it does but again, he’s 3. At this time point, I’m fed up trying to make my husband understand how to speak or teach children yet flaunts that he works with children, his pride and ego and by the seems of it temper is a MASSIVE issue when teaching our son and frankly I’m done…
What are your thoughts because he seems to think I let my son get away with things - when actually I’m very stern with my son but teach him without having to SCREAM in his face
Sorry for the rant I am just extremely
Disappointed
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He’s in the wrong 1000%. I grew up with a very very physically and mentally abusive father (22 years of it). And I will NEVER EVER yell at my son and other son when he’s born…ever! Because I do not want to put him through any trauma regardless of what he does. I think your husband needs to learn when to walk away and decompress before he tries to speak to your son

So, I do think he was out of control and sorry if I am very blunt saying that. We had a very similar situation a year ago I think. I was at that time abroad and my partner had his two children alone (they are from previous marriage) back then they were 5 and 3 years olds. He was on the phone with me and the 3 years old got bored. He tried to open the cabinet doors that was under the 1000 inches TV (work gift for moving houses). Nevertheless to say the cabinet flipped and with that the very expensive tv as well. Instead yelling he was more worried about the child…saying this he does sometimes yell at them if they are naughty. It’s not out of anger most of the time though but because they don’t listen. Me on the other side nearly never yell at them. I grew up in a blended family as well where my parents constantly yelled at me and created a fear of them. So I know it will work but they are also going to be scary.