Stop acting so silly!! 4 tips for getting kids to calm down

photo by HurleyFamily via Flickr

Look, kids are going to be silly. They are going to be loud, laugh at nothing, and run around the house screaming with socks on their ears and underwear on their heads. I am pretty sure that is what makes them kids. (And the fact that it annoys us as parents, makes us parents).

The problem with silliness is when it goes too far, gets too loud, or happens in the wrong placeĀ and you need it to stop or to slow down a little.

How do you do it? How do you make it stop? Continue reading