Raising A Family » tantrum http://www.raisingafamily.net and enjoying almost every minute of it... :-) Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:30:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Toddlers:Taming the Tantrums in Public http://www.raisingafamily.net/2007/11/01/toddlerstaming-the-tantrums-in-public/ http://www.raisingafamily.net/2007/11/01/toddlerstaming-the-tantrums-in-public/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:18:12 +0000 Amy http://www.raisingafamily.net/2007/11/01/toddlerstaming-the-tantrums-in-public/ One of the most embarrassing things for me to deal with is a screaming toddler in a public place. An effective way to handle this kind of situation is by using redirection. In most cases, if you can redirect their attention to something else you’ll be successful in stopping the fit.

If you’re heading out, throw something new or interesting in your purse or diaper bag. This can be as simple as a small bottle of bubbles, stickers, or even a snack.

Just as your child starts to get upset pull out the item. In most cases they will stop crying and want to participate.

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