Why You Keep Yelling at Your Kids (Even When You Don’t Want To)

If you’re a loving parent but keep snapping, yelling, or shutting down, this episode will help you understand what’s driving it—and what to do right now to change it. Susan Landers talks with Dr. Melanie Gray (RN, PhD) about trauma-informed parenting, how stress patterns get passed down through behavior, and simple regulation tools (including the STOP IT framework) that help you respond on purpose. You’ll learn 👇 🧠 Why triggers feel bigger than the moment (trauma + modeling) 🚦 How to notice dysregulation before you explode 🛑 The STOP IT framework for emotion management 🤝 Why apology + repair builds emotionally safe kids ⏰ How protecting family time reduces conflict (love = T-I-M-E) Connect with Susan Landers 🔗 Explore more resources + insights on work-life balance: https://susanlandersmd.com/ 📚 Follow Dr. Susan Landers, MD for newborn care + parenting guidance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-landersmd/ 📖 Get Dr. Landers’ book So Many Babies (career + motherhood + resilience): https://susanlandersmd.com/book/ 👏 Subscribe to her Substack newsletter (2,000+ subscribers in one month): https://susanlandersmd819.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices