When my child threw her last tantrum, we were in a shopping centre main st and every week I went food shopping she’d throw these tantrums. I was at my wits end one day why she threw herself on the ground and was screaming so I just walked away. She could see me but I kept walking and in no time at all, she’d stopped screaming and ran after me and she never threw a tantrum again. I’m not saying this was right but at that time it was right for me. You just have to do what you can and don’t worry about other people because I’m sure they’ve been through it too.

At two years old, they can’t yet self-regulate their emotions the way adults do, so this is completely normal for their developmental level. When my two year old gets highly upset, I start by making an observation and helping her name her emotion, “It sounds like you are frustrated, I hear your breathing is getting very fast.” Then we practice taking deep breaths together, exhaling slowly. Sometimes I start by offering her a hug. This process de-escalates the situation and gives them a strategy to calm down. The key is to be the calm to their storm. The more practice they have using these strategies the easier it gets. x

My advice, even though extremely hard in the moment. Is to try and keep calm and offer a distraction, sometimes it takes numerous things to work but finding the right distraction can sometimes be the winning ticket.

IGNORE the outside noise, focus on your little one. I know it is hard, but I received this advice and in time it definitely helped me not get so worked up when trying to settle my toddler. If you are worrying about other people and becoming stressed out by the situation, then your toddler will pick up on this and feed off it resulting in a more heightened situation. The most important thing is to look after you, do what you need to get you toddler to leave, and take deep breaths. Toddlers are HARD work. They will have their moments at the most inconvenient time unfortunately. Mine is a currently a nightmare to try get into his car seat- it is not fun times! Stand strong- you got this Mumma!

I found the audiobook ‘No bad kids; toddler discipline without shame’ really helpful. At that age they are usually either hungry, tired, or don’t understand when fun has to end. The best we can do is get to their level, tell them in a calm manner that it’s time to leave, and get them out of there. They are still working out their feelings and the world so tanties are bound to happen. Anyone who has kids or been around young kids knows what it’s like, so try not to feel embarrassed. It’s just one of those fun little things that goes along with parenting. I always tell myself that the same little terror is also that adorable guy I see 99% of the time

I found the audiobook ‘No bad kids; toddler discipline without shame’ really helpful. At that age they are usually either hungry, tired, or don’t understand when fun has to end. The best we can do is get to their level, tell them in a calm manner that it’s time to leave, and get them out of there. They are still working out their feelings and the world so tanties are bound to happen. Anyone who has kids or been around young kids knows what it’s like, so try not to feel embarrassed. It’s just one of those fun little things that goes along with parenting. I always tell myself that the same little terror is also that adorable guy I see 99% of the time