This 1 Response To Toddler Tantrums Will 'Change Your Life'

Tantrums are a rite of passage for parents and their kids. While a completely normal part of child development, it’s often sensory overload o’clock for all involved when their emotions take over and the screaming, hitting and shouting begins.So, what’s an exhausted parent to do?According to one paediatrician, altering your voice in a certain way might just be the key to curbing a tantrum – although parents are divided on whether the trick really works. Dr Jonathan Williams, known as the TikTok Kid Doc on social media, is also a dad of five, so he knows a thing or two about navigating big feelings in children. In a recent TikTok video, the expert addressed parents of toddlers and said this particular tip “will literally change your life”. We’re all ears...What is his top tip for handling tantrums?When your child is having a meltdown, you need to speak to them in a whisper, according to Dr Williams. “I use this with toddlers in my own clinic and their parents think that I’m a magician,” he said in a video.“When a toddler is upset and their feelings and their emotions just keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger, what I want you to do is whisper.”He added that the technique “just snaps them out of their emotions so fast”.In addition to whispering, the children’s doctor said it’s important to communicate, in a calm whisper, that your child is being heard and understood.Offering an example of what you could say, he whispered: “Hey, I see that you wanted to play with that toy, but your sister got it first.”Does it work?Parents are divided. Some said the tip worked for them, while others said their children would simply shout at them, telling them to talk “louder”.One parent said: “Literally just did this with a screaming 4 yr old who didn’t want to go to bed. I seen this while she was in the middle of a tantrum. It worked.”Another said: “Idk [I don’t know] how but this worked instantly! Thank you! After a 20 min screaming tantrum.”“Yeah my toddler got more mad,” replied one parent. “Doesn’t work with my 3 year old,” added another.Any other tips for tantrums?Yes! Parenting coach Gen Muir recently shared some advice on how she stopped her son’s meltdown in seven seconds after his banana broke when he was younger.After trying a few strategies, the parenting pro said she remembered she didn’t need to fix or solve the issue, she just needed to let her son know she got it. So she took a deep breath, got down to his level by sitting on the floor, and she verbalised what she was seeing in front of her.“I just said: ‘your banana broke, you did not want it to break [and] you wish it didn’t break, and you are really really sad about this’,” Muir explained.The parenting educator said within six seconds her son’s head was on her shoulder, and within another second he was quietly eating the broken banana.Magic.Related...Psychologist Shares 1 Mistake Parents Make After Tantrums And SquabblesI'm A Parenting Coach, Here's How I Stopped My Son's Tantrum In 7 SecondsParents Share The 11 Hilarious Reasons Their Toddlers Had Tantrums – And Wow

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