I’d love to know the secret to avoiding them or nipping them in the bud. We got half way through the live stage show of Bluey today before we had to make an exit with our toddler. He just hasn’t in the mood, but as soon as we were in the car park he wanted to go back in. It can be tricky

To help your toddler best it’s important to understand why toddlers have tantrums. Often you see lack of awareness of emotions, lack of ability to verbalise these and lack of ability to regulate their emotions. By tuning in with your toddler you can help them to co regulate.
It’s most important is for you to stay calm and take deep breaths; your calm helps to regulate your toddler. Help your toddler to give words to feelings by acknowledge their feelings and labeling them (for example “I can see that you are upset”, “is it because of ….”, “I can imagine that is upsetting”). Stay close and let them know they are not alone and give a hug when they need it. No reasoning and no shouting and also don’t give in (when you initially said no then let your no remain no.