My 5yo dropped my phone in the toilet (AGAIN) and my instinct was to absolutely lose my mind. Instead I took three deep breaths, cleaned it off, and calmly explained why we don't touch daddy's phone. He apologized, I apologized for wanting to yell. We hugged it out. It sounds small but this is a HUGE win for me because last year I would've screamed. Therapy is actually working y'all.
Three deep breaths is legit. I've been trying to do this too and it's harder than it sounds when you're already at 8/10 frustration. Proud of you for pulling it off.
This is actually beautiful parenting. You modeled emotion regulation and repair. That's the stuff that sticks with kids long-term.
This IS huge actually. Most parents yell in that situation. You did the hardest part which is catching yourself.
The fact that he apologized back is the real win here. Shows he's learning from how you handle it instead of just copying yelling
Small wins compound though. This is the stuff that matters more than one perfect day
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Okay but how many times has he dropped your phone? At what point do you lock it in a safe? lol