Imagine: you are late for kindergarten, and your child suddenly sits down on the floor in the middle of the street and screams like a siren.
Passers-by look at you with disapproval, you blush with shame and are ready to do anything to stop it. Sound familiar?
Then remember the technique that will reboot your baby’s brain faster than you can say “Calm down!”
It's simple - switch your attention to something unexpected. Not to persuasion or threats, but to the absurd. For example, say: "Oh, look, there's a squirrel running in pants!" or "Did you hear that car grunting?"
Children under 5 easily "jump" from one emotion to another, and a funny phrase can instantly stop the tears. If that doesn't work, start whispering.
Yes, whisper something like: "And I know where the secret candy is hidden..." The baby will have to shut up to hear you - and now he has forgotten what he was screaming about. The main thing is to stay calm.
Your panic only adds fuel to the fire.
