Re: Toddler Tantrums
I know for a fact that every person needs acknowledgement and one amazing trick I have learned with tantrum time is that if I pick up my toddler and be the only thing in his vision and repeat simple words mirroring his emotions then he calms down faster and begins nodding along. For instance, I would pick him up and say, sad? Sad? Sad? Crying? (as opposed to you are sad, you are crying, you are crying because you are sad). I read in the Happiest Toddler on the Block that babies go down to basics when upset and cannot hear you. So it is best to throw those words at them which show that YOU hear them and which they can process easily. Very soon my toddler ends up nodding and sniffing and I hug and repeat and repeat and repeat and when he is calm enough I say “yes you are sad you are crying I see that. I see that…BUT…” and then offer distraction
It helps with the endless crying