It's best to prevent tantrums before they even happen.
They’re crying. They’re screaming. Sometimes you can’t even understand what they’re saying…
Their faces are getting red, there’s snot and slobber all over them.
Oh, and did I mention that all of this can happen in the middle of the pickle aisle in the grocery store?
Whether you call them meltdowns, freak outs, or tantrums, it’s best to prevent them before they happen in the first place.
When you prevent the tantrums, you’re setting things up ahead of time so that the situation doesn’t even get to the point of the tantrum.
It’s like putting on a seatbelt to prevent being hurt in a car accident…
It takes a little bit of advanced notice and preparation, but if you hate the tantrums enough, you’ll be willing to make the extra effort.
Here’s one of the 7 things you can do to prevent toddler tantrums:
Teach Emotion Language – The more emotion language children have, the less they need to tantrum. The idea is the language can replace to behaviors. If children are able to vent their emotions, they are less likely to boil over. Teach emotion language by labeling and discussing emotions as they happen (yours, theirs and others) and talk about emotions in children’s story books.
Click through to the full article to read the rest of the 7 things you can do to prevent toddler tantrums…
Preventing Tantrums [Dr. Rene's Blog]
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