Hi ladies,
I am sure this topic is well known amongst all of us so I will to the chase.
I have 18 month old that behaves like an absolute ass 😂 crying over anything, lays on the ground, sometimes screams for over 30mins, I tried talking, shouting, tv, nothing.. how do I deal with this and how do I get him to calm down 🥲
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Do less. Much less. It’s not your job to fix his emotions. He needs to learn how to navigate them on his own. Your job is to keep him safe, help him put words to the things he’s feeling, and be a nurturing presence in his life. So you don’t need to talk him out of it or explain why his banana broke in two. Yelling at him will just make him more dysregulated. TV isn’t what he needs and doesn’t teach him the coping mechanisms he needs to learn for adulthood. Just take a deep breath and say: “You wanted to stay at the park and I made you leave. You didn’t like that and now you’re mad.” And then wait it out.
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Like sharon said you dont have to try as hard as you are
Its difficult but they are learning emotions and how to deal with them, just make sure the environment is safe and let them have their moment to work out their emotions and to sooth themselves and be ready to give them cuddles when they are ready 🥰