"How can I support my children when they’ve been yelled at, while also showing a unified front with my husband?"

Thank you very much for your column. I always gain tremendously from it.
When my children do something wrong, my husband will often raise his voice at them and say hurtful things, like, “You’re always crying, you act like a baby,” “Why can’t you ever listen?” or he’ll yell at them for making a mess.
I’ve tried speaking to him about it, and he agrees it’s not good. He’s read a few self-help books and seems to be working on it, but he regularly slips up.
My question is this: How can I support the children when they’ve been yelled at, while also showing a unified front with my husband? In general, he interacts very positively with the kids, and they love him.
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