How do you let your kids know that they are getting on your nerves?

I have what my kids call 'the look' they always settled down quite quickly if they get the look - well if they notice me giving them the look that is! lol xxx

Well, I'm not a mom, but I would say just tell them, but also tell them that you love them??

do you believe that your child is a reflection of yourself too? im not a mother yet, but i believe that my attitudes are those of my parents too. im stubborn and i believe they are stubborn as well. LOL i dont want to have a stubborn daughter like me, but life is like a wheel, what comes around goes around.

I just flat out tell them that I'm to my line and I'm about to cross it. They have seen what happens when I cross that line more than a few times, and they generally will back off, because they don't like me upset. I'm generally a pretty easy-going mom, so when I cross that line they become shell-shocked, lol. :o)

mine is an adult now and have his own family. when he was younger he was such a naughty kid. he loves doing things that he knows i will not approve, just to make me mad. after getting tired of calling his attention all the time, i just left him be and not mind him at all. i just pretend that he is not around (giving him the cold treatment) eventually he will just stop. well i guess being naughty is really part of growing up.

I don't know if this will help... but maybe redirect your child attention to an appropriate activity. Usually, when children are annoying their parents they are bored and have nothing better to do. So when she is bored ask her to draw you a picture. I'm learning as a parent that we have to teach our children to be independent sometimes. So maybe tell her she needs to go play by herself for a while. Hope this helps. Being a mother is the most difficult job ever, but it is so rewarding. Good luck!

My parents would simply go into their room and shut the door if they were getting annoyed with me and my brothers. We are a roudy bunch and their room is the only place they can really get away from us.

My daughter is 10 – and some times she is such a bugger- She knows what pushes my buttons and likes to mess- I just tell her- Pooh- you are getting on my last nerve- If she keeps it up- She goes to her room- Usually when I give her the look- she stops.

I just redirect my son's attention if he is driving me crazy, as long as he isn't doing something that he is not supposed to be doing because he might get hurt or something, that is. Like if he just has too much energy and can't figure out what to do with it, we go outside and play. If he's yelling, I whisper so he can't hear me unless he gets quieter, too. I try not to let him know that he is really bugging me. And if I think I can't hide it anymore, I take him into his room and ask him to stay there while I use the bathroom. He doesn't mind, and I get a few minutes of peace and quiet, in which to regroup and figure out what we are going to do next. He's only 18 months old right now, though, and still has a nap every day. My way of dealing with things might change once he gives up the nap and I have to deal with him from morning to night everyday.

Hmmm... yeah I understand what you mean...sometimes I experience that with my kids. I have no problem with my eldest daughter... ever since she was a child she is so loving and obedient... I don't have a hard time disciplining her. While my youngest daughter... she has lots of tantrums and you will find it hard to make her obey. but she is a sweet girl so I guess its just because shes a little girl. So heres my way of telling them that I dont like what they are doing. Each time they do something sweet and good.. I hug them and let them know how much they make me happy... I guess all kids(even adult) feels great when they did something that will make their mommy happy... then if they were acting bad... I just sit down in front or beside them then frown my face then let them know that they are doing the wrong thing and Im not happy about that. I just hug them and ask if they love me and try to explain what I was trying to point out. And everything will go back to normal... I just keep doing that thing everytime..as they grow old, we become more close. I guess it is important that your kids gives you their respect and follow you not just because they should but because they understand you and they really want to obey you.

I'm pretty blunt with my daughter. I always tell her she is getting on my nerves. I'll tell her if she doesn't give me a few minutes of peace and quiet she's gonna get it!! Though my daughter is only 5 she understands like she's a lot older. Sometimes I think she is too big for her own britches.

I believe that all children need to hear the truth - and if they are getting on your nerves, tell them exactly that. I have one grandson and another grandchild soon to arrive, and I know that with Dylan, I would tell him that I would count to 3 and if his attitude or behaviour didn't change, he would have to sit on the bottom stair for 5 minutes. Of course there's the heartbreaking tears, but it always worked for me. Another time he wanted to eat dinner in the living room in front of the TV, and put up a big fuss when I said no - I just walked out of the room and told him that when he wanted to be nice to me, I would be in the kitchen. Within 5 minutes, he came and apologized and ate dinner in the kitchen with me. Oh, I should tell you that he's 7 years old now but he was 4 & 5 for the above examples.

With my kids, I will ask them to leave the room and find something to do. If they ask why, I will tell them, "Mommy needs a minute alone." It seems to work, but mine are young and I'm sure there will be struggles as they get older.

Basicly I just say now stop it, or mummy will go nuts. Usually they will try to go on anyway. But after telling them to quit, I try to think of something else for them to do. I will get out the crayons or clay, so they can stay busy and do something else. Without getting on my nerves

Usually I realize that it is because they are bored, so when it really seems like they are getting on my nerves I try to put them in some sort of activity so that it distracts them from me. It is hard to be a mom I know it, and I know I was quite difficult but my mom says I was much easier than my own child although I find that hard to believe, I feel I was much worse than my daughter is, who really knows. All I know is that I know I am doing right by my kids and that I know my mom did right by me. We are all human, I know I get on my kids nerves at times too!

It is better to sit them down, face to face and let them know what they are doing that is pressing your buttons. Otherwise, we will blow and either hit them or scream, and neither one of those things will help or solve the problem. If they continue to misbehave, then they should know what you are going to do in advance.

My mom had her time, during that time unless it was fire, flood or blood we were not to disturb her. If we did get on her nerves any other time she would tell us she had a headache (code for please be quiet). After that we all wanted to be quiet to help mom feel better. Looking back now my brothers and I were pretty difficult, but now that we are all grown up and scatterd around the country I kinda miss my little brothers begging me to fix them some pb&j or to drive them to the mall. I finally realized that they were always bothering me and getting on my nerves because they just wanted to hang out with me.