![]() ![]() We looked at each other and vowed to never be those parents. I remember one time we watched one of our friends frantically search for her son's favorite stuffed animal at night, freaking out about him not having it even though he had a million other toys in the house. ![]() Of course, this is in addition to the usual wishes for our son to be healthy, kind, smart, caring, compassionate, funny, etc., etc. When our son was born, my husband and I often mentioned that we would love our son to become a flexible, easy-going human being because life is much easier that way. No matter how much parenting advice you read or listen to, being a toddler is hard and dealing with a toddler is even harder, at times. Toddler tantrums and meltdowns are pretty much unavoidable. "A tantrum includes manipulation, knowing what they are doing and a choice. A meltdown includes being overwhelmed, anxious feelings, and system breakdowns." Tantrum vs meltdownĭayna from Lemon Lime Adventures sums it up nicely in her blog post going into the detail about toddler tantrums vs meltdowns: They just have a lot of needs and very little control of their lives, which leads to tantrums and meltdowns. Two year olds are not really terrible people. We call them ‘terrible twos’ (and worse), but toddlers are just learning how to be people ( No, I didn't do the math wrong.) Actually, here is a good article about the terrible twos and how it might not be the best term to use to describe our toddlers: OK, that is false, but it really *does* seem to work for our son most of the time and has made our lives much easier by reducing the toddler drama over many every-day things!Īs I am writing this, my son is almost two and a half years old, which means we've been in the "terrible twos" for a whole year now. It is scientifically proven to work 90% of the time. I am sharing with you the one tip to reduce toddler meltdowns. ![]()
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