An effective way to deal with tantrums.
by Uguero
An effective way to deal with tantrums.
by Uguero
31 Comments
I shall try it on my nephew next time!
The sheer level of calm on that dad’s face screams ‘years of sleepless nights’.
What if your toddler doesn’t watch police procedural shows? Or what if they have some hotshot attorney’s kid on retainer? You could lose your pension if it is a bad bust.
Does this work on cats too 🤔
I hug them tight that they can’t move, usually annoys them more. But uncles have that privilege
Clearly not her first trip to the pen.
When my wee one was a baby I’d put her in tummy time as the physical exertion would stop her tantrum. But she developed too much stamina from that and now I’m dying.
Give them the attention they’re needing, while setting boundaries,without bending to the tantrum, but also showing them they’re not in trouble. This is well performed parenting.
definitely taking notes for the next time my toddler decides the blue cup is suddenly his mortal enemy tbh.
The exact millisecond you can see the kid’s brain try to reboot and process what is happening is pure gold. the glitch in the matrix is real.
The pitcher of beer just sitting there on the table tells you exactly how this parenting strategy was developed
That kid just experienced emotional lag.
Stop resisting!
you’ll have to build more jails/prisons
Did he say paddy wagon? That’s Chicago-ese if ever I heard it.
Humour 100% is the best medicine.
And thus began her life of crime
I’m stealing this
For the toddler in my house, I introduced him to the Tickle Monster. The key thing about the Tickle Monster is he does the absolute _opposite_ of what you tell him.
“No. Go away!” (While he’s chasing you in the middle of a meltdown.)
“_I’m sorry. Did the Tickle Monster hear ‘Go away’?_”
“(Giggles or smiles) Tickle Monster go away.”
“_Oooohhhh. You know what THAT means!_”
Five minutes later. “Tickle Monster come here.”
Hands off instantly.
I think it’s a nice compromise between respecting his autonomy because he understands the joke, and switching the rules up to break him out of a behaviour loop.
I just lock my kid in the utility closet in my apartment buildings basement, then slide her food under the door every couple days.
/s
My kid would come out of that even more pissed.
He kind of looks like John Wayne Gayce
You call that a tantrum?!
I always found that redirecting is the best method for toddler tantrums, and remembering that you love them because it’s easy to forget that part.
That’s good for the age. Just know that over 3 years old, teaching self-regulation should be the objective instead of distraction.
My mom had a brilliant way to calm down young kids losing their shit in public. She always carried balloons in her purse. If she saw a young kid getting worked up, she’d quickly blow up a balloon, tie a knot in it, then walk over and hand the kid the balloon. Surprise! Old lady you’ve never seen before handing you a really cool balloon.
It worked most every time. Kids would straighten right up. Young kids love colorful balloons.
I tickle my daughter when she’s grumpy; she’s nearly 7. I tickle her so often, she comes over and says “Daddy, can we have a tickle fight?”.
I miss the days when you could just throw a slice of cheese in the face of a noisy child
It’s distraction technique. Make them think of something else.
“Damnit, McClusky! You’re a loose cannon! ….but you get results, and I respect the HELL outta that”.
Maybe. Could also be positive reinforcement…