First of all, a bit of a parenting woohoo; I was a smacker. It was bad, it got to the point I was smacking multiple times a day and it was not in the least bit effective. It took a while, but I can honestly say, I have only smacked ONCE in the last 3 months. It is no longer the first thing that jumps to my mind when DS is being challenging. If at all. I am SO proud of that. I wish I could take back all the times I hit him. I can't, but I can resolve not to do it anymore, and I have.

Now I want to address the yelling. I hate yelling at him but sometimes it sends like the only way to get through to him. I'm pretty sure, if I can stop yelling he'll start listening, but how do I get better at not yelling when he is SO frustrating?