A tub full of warm water, bubbles and a rubber ducky can take the sting out of tantrums.
Sometimes, despite a parent’s best efforts, a tantrum erupts from one of our little ones. Every child has tantrums at some point and they can be hard to deal with no matter how patient the parent is. So, what do you do when a tantrum strikes?
My new favorite tantrum soothing technique is to offer my son a bath. He loves to take a bath and will readily agree to it even when he is upset. Within a minute or two of being in the bath, he is calm. These are the times that I let him stay in the bath and play as long as he wants.
To help make the bath even more soothing, I give him a bar of lavender soap and turn the lights down low. He has his favorite bath toys to play with and sometimes I will read him a story as he bathes. By the end of his bath, he is refreshed, calm and ready for a snack or some quiet time.
I wish I had discovered how effective this tantrum calming technique is earlier. He’s just about grown out of his tantrum phase. I am extremely grateful for that, but it would have been nice to have this trick up my sleeve a year ago!
I'd love to hear what you do to help calm tantrums for your children. Feel free to start a discussion and share some of your ideas.
