These Eyebrow-Raising Hacks For Stopping Tantrums Actually Worked

Sometimes we have to get very creative to get our kids to a) comply and b) not meltdown over certain events (namely peeling a banana incorrectly).Parents have previously opened up about the slightly unhinged hacks that helped make their lives easier – from buying 15 of the same t-shirt to leaving food on the counter and telling their child they can’t eat it (the only way to guarantee they will eat it).And now it’s time to talk turkey on the thing every parent wants so desperately to master: tantrums. While one parenting coach recommended to just verbalise what’s going on and acknowledge the feeling mid-tantrum, others have found distraction can be a big help. (The NHS also recommends distraction as a technique.)Here’s what parents on Reddit say worked for them when their kids’ big feelings got the better of them... “My GO TO is say something wrong.”“For example, if [you’re] trying to get their shoes on ‘Hey we need to get your shoes on, here let’s put them on, they go on your head right?’ Or ‘Lets put on your green shoes’ (when they are red shoes).“Saying something obviously wrong will snap my 3 year old out of it almost instantly. You can use it as kind of a distraction too, ‘Let’s go see your ‘wrong coloured’ room.’”- MaddamMoxxie90“I bent over and made a fart noise with my mouth,then looked surprised and said ‘oops! Excuse me!’”“My toddler lost it and we both started laughing hysterically for several minutes. Sadly one of my prouder parenting moments.”- bobear2017“This sounds so weird but sometimes I run away from him.”“He thinks it’s hilarious and starts chasing me and forgets whatever he was pitching a fit over.”- Pelican3133“If it’s a throwing things tantrum, I give him a bunch of balls...”“And tell him to rage throw them down the hallway (where he can’t break anything). I demonstrate by whipping one as hard as I can and say ‘phew! I feel better now. Wanna try?’ He always goes for it.”- thekaylenator“If it’s a screamy tantrum, I ask ‘do you smell/hear that?’” “And he often stops and tries to smell or hear it, then I ask him what he thinks it is and we talk about that for a bit before moving on.”- thekaylenator“I say, ‘Quick! Tell me 5 things you see that are blue!’” “He’ll look at me like I’m crazy but then start looking around. Name things. If he’s still upset, I’ll ask him to name 4 things he can hear. Usually by now he’s over it.”- subtlelikeawreckball“When my son screams no I like to pretend he’s [saying] the name Moe, so I’ll be like ‘Moe? Who is Moe?!?? I don’t know a Moe?’” “And it makes him giggle 90% of the time.”- Extension-Much″‘Baby, can mummy have a turn at crying?’”“Cries dramatically. ′Okay baby mummy has finished using the cry do you need it back or shall I hold on to it?’”- hippo20191Related...This Trick For Stopping A Toddler Travel Tantrum In 30 Seconds Has Gone Viral – Does It Work?I'm A Therapist – A Simple Question Can Help Stop A Tantrum In Its TracksWhen Is A Child's Rage More Than Just A Tantrum?

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