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The book Magic 1-2-3- mentions that getting upset at your LO can give them a sense of power, and can lead to behavioral issues!

Can your SO manage his stress through other means, like exercise or something? Either way, I really really recommend Magic 1-2-3! It provides a roadmap for managing your kids, which makes parenting way less stressful...

in general, he's pretty even tempered. but when he blows up, he blows up. so far, we don't have LOs yet, so we'll have to see how he handles our babies. lol. i have a feeling though that he won't be so blow-y uppy since he probably won't see them much.

@banana: I am going to try it out on Charlie soon, and then I'll post about our experiences on the blog!

Nope, but I think I have more of a temper~

When my DH gets angry, he usually shuts down completely and needs time to himself before he's willing to communicate at all. Once he's calmed down, he's usually a lot more receptive to having a productive conversation - but before then do not get in his way!

My husband sometimes has a short fuse when it comes to our dog which I always remind him is not acceptable and will definitely not be acceptable when we have children. I have to put it in perspective and explain that it's not the worst thing that could happen and to just breathe. He usually recovers very quickly. He's his father's son for sure, and I explain that while I love my father in law, I did not marry him and he pulls it back.

My husband is usually pretty awesome at not letting things get to him. He does a really good job of realizing that things just aren't that big of a deal and don't really matter in the grand scheme of things. The only times he gets really frustrated is when he can't get something to work, loses something, etc. then he is pretty known to let the cuss words fly or even throw something (never at someone...he'll just chuck his phone into the backyard or something). At this point it's just funny to me when it happens because it's always over something stupid. Probably won't find it funny once the baby is here. I'm mostly worried that our baby's first words will be curse words.

@Modern Daisy: My husband is exactly the same way. Sometimes its tough for me because I want to resolve the issue right then, but I've learned that it works out a lot easier if I just let him have his space for a few hours.

Mine has a very bad temper. He didn't use to, I really hope he'll see a Dr soon. He gets mad at the dog, and the kids, then me. I think it has a lot to do with stress and not working. He isn't the man I married lately.

No, he doesn't which is nice since I have a temper. At least only one of us does.

No my husband doesn't have much of a temper at home. I think it all comes out at work but never at home. If he gets upset, he just lets me know and wants to talk it out. I'm the one with a temper.