Boy, I certainly have had my share of "flipped-lid" moments with my kids! I think it's impossible to stay calm and rational 100% of the time...we ALL have situations that don't go how we'd like, so don't be too hard on yourself. We just pick ourselves up, hug our kids and keep on going. I think mistakes can actually be great learning opportunities for both children and parents. Children learn that we are have emotions, too, and parents learn more about ourselves, our triggers, and how we can work to become an even better mom. Mistakes are perfect opportunities to model apologies, too. So, rather than dwell on what went wrong, just try to embrace this learning opportunity for what it offers. Just being aware of what happened and how it could go differently is a huge step in positive parenting, and you're clearly very aware!

I wrote about the concept of do-overs in a recent blog post....This is an entry in my personal blog, so I hope it's OK to link it here: Parenting From Scratch: "Starting Over". You sound like a very compassionate mama...hang in there and I'm sure next time will go differently!

THank You, will now check this link.

thank you -

here's to all the Mammas!