Toddler Behavior

totally in the same exact boat!!!

As a child psychologist, know that i get stressed too! I try to help my child label the feeling and say why they are upset, show them i understand and model calming strategies like deep breathing and distraction. Then after the feeling passes i go about the expectation another way.

Usually I just try to keep myself calm and remind myself how little they are and how new these feelings are! During the tantrum I usually try to get on her level, talk to her in a soothing voice, and then afterwards explain whatever led to the tantrum. It's exhausting but I want her to always know that I'm her safe place for emotions!

Girl, I just let it happen fr. They’re either gonna get tired or get distracted by something in the next 10 minutes. In my opinion, they’re just big emotions and they just need out.

I let him do it if he starts going all out on the floor and I tell him it's ok to feel that way but we need to talk about it when he's done and I do but if he's talking to me and getting frustrated or starts hitting I tell him no no no we don't do that (because we did that with our puppy and somehow he caught on to that thank goodness lol) and he will still be upset but he realizes what those words mean to him and I'll explain what he did wrong and make sure he knows it wasn't right and tell him he knows he gets a timeout for doing that behavior and after he will give us a hug currently working on him saying sorry. That's what works for us and he has definitely improved over the last few months