It can calm
a storm of a tantrum, say I love you so much better than any existing words, and help both parent and child feel connected amid the greatest chaos.
As a parenting tool it is useful when easing the exhausted child into sleep or soothing both mother and child after
the storm of a tantrum has passed by.
Not exact matches
If you're the type who's prone to temper
tantrums when things don't go your way; losing your cool when people cross you;
storming out
of rooms, yelling; or going silent during conflict, you're signaling to your boss that you don't want a promotion.
When I was little (very little and even not - so - little), my birthdays would always, always end in a
tantrum, in a great
storm cloud
of frustration and sadness and lots and lots
of crying.
Pam Leo in her book Connection Parenting talks about
tantrums in such a clear and concise way that it's hard to misunderstand how some
of these little (or in my case, hurricane force)
storms seem to come without much warning.
I think the best piece
of advice I can offer for traveling with small children is to have very low expectations
of what you'll do while on your trip and be very flexible to go with the flow, even is that flow is the
storm surge
of a hurricane 5
tantrum.
I have learned not to solve problems in the midst
of a
tantrum storm.
But having the understanding
of what
tantrums are and what children need from us during these emotional
storms helps a lot.
Instead
of bursting into tears and
tantrums and
storming out
of the store, why not take your anger out on a tiny horse, or blow bubbles to relieve your stress?