When You Feel Like Screaming: Help for Frustrated Mothers [Paperback]

Grace Ketterman (Author), Patricia Holt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2001

A best-seller revised...with a value-added bonus!

Many moms feel guilty about screaming at their children but don?t know how to stop. Ketterman says, ?Having grown up with a loving but screaming mother, I know the emotional damage it causes. Being a mother of three, I also know how easy it is to fall into the habit of screaming.? From their research and personal and professional experience, Dr. Ketterman and Pat Holt share why mothers fall into the habit of yelling and what factors drive mothers to lose control.

Using real stories from real moms, they discuss examples of how screaming and anger affects children, and also the debilitating affects it has on moms. The authors challenge parents to look at their own anger and choose to react differently. Practical steps are given for more effective and positive ways to get children to do what they must do. The second part of the book offers commonsense answers to specific questions relating to all areas of child-rearing, from infancy through teens.

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About the Author

GRACE KETTERMAN, M.D., is the mother of three and a pediatrician and psychiatrist. A member of the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric Association, she currently serves on the psychiatric staff at the Center for Behavioral Development in Kansas City, Missouri. She has over forty years experience in pediatric medicine and youth mental health services. She is a popular speaker and lecturer to professional and community groups on topics such as crisis intervention for youth and building a healthier family life. She has written numerous books on parenting and family issues, including the popular Complete Book of Baby and Child Care.

PAT HOLT is the mother of two children and administrator of West Valley Christian Academy in California. For several years she taught mentally and emotionally handicapped children. The author of several books including Ten Myths that Damage a Child?s Confidence and Don?t Give In, Give Choices (with Grace Ketterman), Holt is a popular speaker on commonsense parenting, classroom discipline, and curriculum topics related to reading.

Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: Shaw Books; Updated edition (January 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087788935X
• ISBN-13: 978-0877889359
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #397,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Can Really Make a Difference, May 16, 2000

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elisha branch - See all my reviews

This review is from: When You Feel Like Screaming (Paperback)

Boy, I wish my own mother had read this book when I was growing up! Dr. James Dobson recommended it on a Christian radio station where I live and thank God he did. It can really make a difference if you are feeling out of control at home with your family and need some sense of perspective. The book is well written and is not offensive in any way. It is based on Christian beliefs and the authors offer some well educated tips and suggestions that actually do work. It's very down to earth and has nothing off the wall written in it. Anyone can read it and become a better parent. It's nice because it's not too long either. I recommend it and am buying it for my sister.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has made a difference for me, September 19, 2005

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Theresa E. Little "Born again stay-at-home mom" (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When You Feel Like Screaming: Help for Frustrated Mothers (Paperback)

I just finished this a few days ago and am already reaping the benefits of not screaming at my kids, ages 3 and 1. When I'm in control of myself, I can deal with all the things that come up. Should be required reading for every mom!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Little Book - A Lot of Wisdom, September 5, 2007

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L. D. Perreault "innocent bystander" (Hampton, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When You Feel Like Screaming (Paperback)

I bought this book by chance (or God's grace) when it first came out and I was raising 4 boys on my own; ages 1, 5, 6 and 9. It was offered as "Today's unadvertised special" during a book order I was placing over the phone. Screaming had become a habit for me in dealing with my children but thank God I read this book! I HIGHLY recommend it to every mother and fathers too, if necessary. My boys (men in some cases) are now 14, 18, 19 and 22 and they are calm and well adjusted even amidst all the other dysfunction they had to endure! If I could attribute any one thing (other than God's grace) to our mutual success (they're still living and I'm still sane!) it would be this book!!! I wish you well. :)