Yell Less, Love More

How the Orange Rhino Mom Stopped Yelling at Her Kids—and How You Can Too!: A 30-Day Guide That Includes: - 100 Alternatives to Yelling - Simple, Daily Steps to Follow - Honest Stories to Inspire

By: Sheila McCraith

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

In this guidebook to happier parenting, author Sheila McCraith shares daily thoughts, tips, and motivational personal stories to help you toss out the screams and welcome in the peace.

Do you often find yourself losing your cool and yelling at your kids (or grandkids or students)? It happens to us all, but it doesn’t have to. With Yell Less, Love More, you’ll learn practical, simple solutions to keep you focused on loving more and yelling less, no matter what the circumstance.

Take the Orange Rhino 30-day challenge to yell less, organized into 30 short, approachable, and easy-to-follow daily sections—which you can use and adjust in any way that works for you. Whether you have one child or twenty (or one you still yell at who is twenty), strengthen your relationships and maybe even laugh a little more—by taking the challenge today.

The Rhino: A naturally calm animal that charges when provoked.

The Orange Rhino: A person that parents with warmth and determination and who doesn’t charge with words when angry, impatient, or simply in a bad mood.

Yell Less, Love More includes:

• 100 alternatives to yelling
• Simple, daily steps to follow
• Honest stories to inspire
• Parenting revelations
• A summarizing chapter of key takeaways, including most frequent triggers and multiple solutions for each of them

Unlike the preachy, unrealistic, dry, and/or tedious parenting books you’ve seen before, Yell Less, Love More is like having a heart-to-heart talk with your best friend. With this warm and accessible guide, it is possible to stop yelling and start enjoying a calmer, happier life because of it.

©2014 Sheila McCraith (P)2023 Fair Winds Press

Critic reviews

"The Orange Rhino's (a.k.a. Sheila McCraith's) parenting guide and memoir, Yell Less, Love More: How The Orange Rhino Mom Stopped Yelling at Her Kids—and How You Can Too!, shares more touching personal stories from her journey to stop yelling as well as manageable actions, practical tips, and genuine, loving support so that you too can succeed on your own journey to yell less."—Huffington Post

"If you want to stop yelling at your kids, this is the book for you. There's a reason parents flock to read the Orange Rhino online—she helps us feel better about ourselves as parents when we blow it entirely—and who doesn't, sometimes? She inspires us to dig deep and try again. But as delightful as this book is to read, it isn't just a feel-good book. It's a full-blown program to stop yelling, complete with day-by-day action steps, revelations, and original, powerful tips. Yelling is a hard habit to break, and we have to work on ourselves as well as change how we interact with our children. As you follow this program, you'll be able to feel your brain rewiring. And in a few months, you'll look back and realize you can't remember the last time you yelled. Well-organized, motivational, funny, supportive, and EFFECTIVE!"—Dr. Laura Markham, www.ahaparenting.com

"With wisdom and humor, Sheila quickly becomes an encouraging friend and mentor who gently teaches you how to manage your frustrations while building your self-confidence. You'll have fun reading this ultimate self-help book and will find yourself turning to it for love, support, and guidance when you fear you may be losing ground."–Laura Deutsch, co-founder of Mommybites (mommybites.com)