Any advice for toddler tantrums
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if your toddler is old enough to understand choices that has been a huge help for me with mine. i offer him two choices and make one of them less desirable. ex: do you want mommy to bring you up to bed and we can go to sleep or do you wanna take a big breath and stop crying and we can have a snack. usually he chooses the smart choice and calms down. but if it does fail and they have a tantrum it’s ok. i know it feels so mortifying because people will notice but toddlers and parents have a right to exist in public. i doubt anyone really cares but if they do that’s their problem not yours.
My little Gemini has random tantrums at times, and I get embarrassed too. I know it's all a part of the journey and that she'll eventually grow out of it, but that day can't come fast enough sometimes. Daddy and I are both band geeks, so we love football too, but I haven't taken her to the college games this year just because of her having a meltdown when she can't have her way. I also feel like that's a lot to subject a 2-year-old to a football game and expect them to sit in one spot for up to four hours. @Autumn B, I think you have a very valid point. I'll definitely try to keep it in mind going forward. I've had my share of cries in the car too because she won't calm down.
The course “big little feelings” helped me with my son 🍀
Oh they just happen and I’ve learned that most of us deal with this!! This is totally normal! Trust me they are not judging you. It’s like pooping, everyone does it and when you think about it that way it’s not too bad. Some days she’s fine and some days the swing just doesn’t feel right when she’s on it and everything burns. Toddler life is hard mama!!