My 2.5 year old has responded really well to identifying a time "landmark". "Daddy will be home after you wake up from nap", Grandma will come over after dinner". We still have to confirm frequently throughout the day, but that landmark is something concrete in his day that he can attach to.
This is great! Thanks for sharing and yes we also tell our 18 month old, "First this, then that." It can be hard when it's multiple hours before the "that" but I love your language and agree, it can be very helpful for kids.
I love this advice. I am a grandmother to a 2.5 year old. She throws tantrums quite often. I will be trying this excellent advice. Thank you Dr. Jasmine. ❤
I definitely needed this especially dealing with my two and a half year old while also healing from having baby #2. I’ve been burnt out for almost a month now and I don’t know what to do. This has changed everything!
My two and half years old just had one of his longest episodes of tantrums. I am pregnant with my baby#3 and I have pain all over my body. My little one was just hitting me with his head and I told him “I’m getting hurt” and I also showed my frustration through my facial expressions and he just couldn’t take it. He started crying and making demands such as me not going to the bathroom, not making breakfast etc etc. After crying for almost 3 hours when I started playing with him randomly basically distracting him from what he was fixated on he started laughing and being playful. He got so tired from the crying that he fell asleep again. Do I totally agree with you about “not trying to reason with kids this age. They don’t understand.” I feel so sorry for him but I’m also feeling very sick with all these aches and pains in my body. That was an immediate reaction I gave him and that’s it “me trying to sleep little extra or take little more rest” is out of the window😂
This is great. Also a visual timer would that help? I learned to use one in ABA. I have 2 mildly Autistic children, ages 5 & 3 w/ a tons of melt-downs.
My daughter is recently having tantrums that are more related to teething pain. If I try and validate her emotions, it seems to make it worse since I'm reminding her of the pain. But any actions, words, etc also seem to escalate things. Any tips?
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My 2.5 year old has responded really well to identifying a time "landmark". "Daddy will be home after you wake up from nap", Grandma will come over after dinner". We still have to confirm frequently throughout the day, but that landmark is something concrete in his day that he can attach to.
This is great! Thanks for sharing and yes we also tell our 18 month old, "First this, then that." It can be hard when it's multiple hours before the "that" but I love your language and agree, it can be very helpful for kids.
I love this advice. I am a grandmother to a 2.5 year old. She throws tantrums quite often. I will be trying this excellent advice. Thank you Dr. Jasmine. ❤
I definitely needed this especially dealing with my two and a half year old while also healing from having baby #2. I’ve been burnt out for almost a month now and I don’t know what to do. This has changed everything!
Aww, I'm sooo glad this episode was helpful for you. 😊
My two and half years old just had one of his longest episodes of tantrums. I am pregnant with my baby#3 and I have pain all over my body. My little one was just hitting me with his head and I told him “I’m getting hurt” and I also showed my frustration through my facial expressions and he just couldn’t take it. He started crying and making demands such as me not going to the bathroom, not making breakfast etc etc. After crying for almost 3 hours when I started playing with him randomly basically distracting him from what he was fixated on he started laughing and being playful. He got so tired from the crying that he fell asleep again. Do I totally agree with you about “not trying to reason with kids this age. They don’t understand.” I feel so sorry for him but I’m also feeling very sick with all these aches and pains in my body. That was an immediate reaction I gave him and that’s it “me trying to sleep little extra or take little more rest” is out of the window😂
Aww, I'm sorry mama. This sounds like a really hard moment especially with you being pregnant. I wonder if he's sensing the upcoming changes? ❤️
This is great. Also a visual timer would that help? I learned to use one in ABA. I have 2 mildly Autistic children, ages 5 & 3 w/ a tons of melt-downs.
Absolutely! Timers can be helpful for many kids. Thanks for chiming in. ❤️
My daughter is recently having tantrums that are more related to teething pain. If I try and validate her emotions, it seems to make it worse since I'm reminding her of the pain. But any actions, words, etc also seem to escalate things. Any tips?
Thank you! ❤🙏🏾
Ah, you're welcome😊
My toddler had an epic meltdown because I sent dada to the store.