Calm Parenting: 10 Tips to Channel Your Inner Buddha
Unfortunately, there's no magic spell that keeps you calm under
the toughest pressures of parenting. But following these 10 tips
will certainly help!   What's the secret?  By Lori Calabrese
All parents have moments when they want to rip their hair out,
throw in the towel and run away, so what's the secret behind
calm parenting?  Truth be told, most parents yell at their kids.
A 2003 study published in The Journal of Marriage and Family
revealed that 88 percent of the families studied admitted to
shouting, screaming or yelling at their kids at least once in
the previous year.  Susan Stiffelman, a licensed marriage, child
and family therapist, and author of Parenting Without Power
Struggles, says, "I've worked with thousands of wonderful
parents, and it's rare that I find one who doesn't occasionally
lose their cool and say or do things they later regret.
Parenting is hard work. Yes, it's rewarding, and yes, we love
our kids, but it's an exhausting series