If there’s one thing we all know about toddlers, it’s that they are capable of throwing some epic wobblies, over seemingly small things.
Of course, to a two-year-old, their banana breaking (or – even worse – you cutting it up for them when they wanted it whole) is a life-shattering ordeal.
But how’s best to respond when young kids do have the meltdown to end all meltdowns?
One therapist previously said asking them a “tiny, non-threatening question” can help distract in the moment (I’ll be honest, I don’t think my child would even hear me over the screeching).
For parenting coach Gen Muir, verbalising what you’re seeing – from the reason they’re having a tantrum, to the emotions they’re experiencing – can help. (She used this with her children and said it vanquished a banana-induced meltdown in seven seconds).
But another strategy some Read Entire Article
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