Raising a toddler in his toddler years is always a difficult task, for they are always years of growth, socially, physically, and mentally. At this meltdown stage; most toddlers want to do things independently, and when it doesn’t align with their ability they start throwing tantrums. However, while this stage seems to last for years and it’s seemingly wrecking your nerves as a parent, you need to know that it is a very common stage for children to go through. Therefore, you ought to put strategies for dealing with your toddler’s unruly behavior, down below are a few ways to ease your day with your tot!
- Be mindful of fatigue and hunger
Try as much as possible not to step out before feeding her, if you have to, then carry along with you healthy snacks and drinks to stave off hunger pangs. Also, do not get busy close to nap times.
- Give your little one choices
allow your tot to choose what they love the most to avoid clashes at home; she prefers waffles to cereals for breakfast? Let her have it, she loves her pink sweatshirt? Get her several pairs so that she won’t have to wear the same every day. The more say she has little things the less frustrated she’ll be.
- Kill boredom
have a distraction ready when your toddler is close to a meltdown, try to come up with creative and social games that both you and your baby are going to take part in. make sure that your little one is entertained the entire time, also you can sing and dance to her favorite nursery rhymes, she will definitely be occupied and will have no time to throw tantrums.
- Be consistent and calm
While at home, sometimes let your baby work through her meltdowns, but when out in public, quickly step in and remove your child from the space that is making her uneasy. Take her aside and intervene calmly. She will feel safe and let you know what she feels or want at that particular time, let her know that you understand their feelings but do not easily give in to her demands. She will certainly calm down until you leave the place.
- Talk through triggers,
You would rather not have one of those days when your little one cries over every candy on the shelves of stores. To avoid that make sure you tell her ahead of time that you will be visiting the store, and she should not ask for candies, and that if she obeys that she will get a reward, believe it or not, you will have peaceful shopping because she will be looking forward to having the surprise reward. Kids love gifts, by doing this you would have saved the day
- Redirect when necessary.
At this phase, your child is too young to understand explanations as to why she is the way she is, the best thing you can do as a parent is to offer direction. When your child misbehaves, try to redirect her to help her focus on something else, do not shout at her for it will only make matters worse.
This like any other phase in a toddler’s life shall pass, it’s never a forever thing, hence do not beat up yourself over a stage that is normal and okay. Be patient as you navigate this phase, and before you know it your child will soon begin to understand boundaries and outgrow this stage, meanwhile offering plenty of fun toddler activities to keep her hand and mind busy.
