In this episode, we are going to dive a little deeper into how to handle tantrums in public. I will give some different solutions and ways to approach this problem. This is a common issue that we all have. I go over how to take the time to see how we handle tantrums at home and ways to handle these situations in public.
Tips for handling tantrums in public:
- The difference between tantrums in public vs tantrums at home.
- Parents feel very exposed when tantrums happen in public, the reactions will change compared to at home.
- Why your energy level is heightened in a public setting and how your child notices this.
- Why asking yourself how you handle tantrums at home will help when you are in public.
- The difference between secondary re-enforcement vs. redirecting.
- The reasons why you want your kiddos to have tantrums at home; make sure you have empathy and are holding space for the tantrums.
- There are certain times when it’s good to redirect your child’s behavior.
- Tips on how to handle situations when you know that a tantrum will happen.
- Frame the situation ahead of time with scripts to help avoid a tantrum, grab my freebie, How to Get your kids to listen, to help with this.
- How to handle your kids from not hitting or throwing, why time outs aren’t my favorite for this.
- Why talking during a tantrum does not help.
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