Oh man, this is so awful!

I consider myself an attachment parent, and we strive to use gentle dicipline.

We've been asking our 1.5 yr old not to scream, and sitting her down and asking her when she continues. We sit with her for a moment, and then tell her she may get up and go play.

My 5.5 yr old was playing with her and *he* was screaming. I asked him to stop, and told him why. He continued. I told him he'd sit in time out if he did it again, and said yet again "stop".

When he screamed again I over reacted I walked over to him grabbed him by the arm and yanked him up (he was sitting) and then walked him over to time out. He was obviously upset and scared, but that didn't stop me! I yelled at him that he is not to scream in the house and that he would sit in time out until I told him he could get up. Then I walked away because I realized what I'd done, but it hadn't sunk in yet.

I just started 10 mg of Lexapro today. If this had happend last week, I'd have probably seperated them and put him in his room with the door closed for a few minutes until he came out and told me he would stop screaming (which usually takes him all of 5 or 6 minutes, and he really will be done screaming)

Please tell me it's not the meds, I just started them! I know that if I can just 'reset' for a few minutes that I'll be calmer and can be more gentle with the kids.