Ask Rachel: 'How do I deal with my toddler's 'supermarket meltdowns'?'

Ask Rachel:"How do I deal with my toddler's 'supermarket meltdowns'?""Every time I’m at the supermarket with my 2-year old toddler, she asks for sweets or chocolate and then has a massive meltdown when I say “No!”. She screams and sobs and I feel so embarrassed that I generally give in because, although I know it isn’t the right thing to do, I don’t know how else to stop it.

Well, you and I live in the real world so let’s have a good look at why toddlers tantrum, how we can reduce the number they have and how we can handle them better when one kicks off despite our best efforts.

Likewise, your growing toddler needs regular fuel stops and those re-fuels should consist of plenty of complex carbs and calorie-dense family foods for energy and brain development. If your child is running on empty then you can expect them to be really “hangry”. Well the cardinal rule of handling a tantrum is to never let a tantrum change anything - if you have said “no sweets” then no amount of fury or sobbing should change that. If you have said “you can have a comic but not sweets” then, when the tantrum has blown itself out, you still buy that comic. If you have said “you can have chocolate but not jelly sweets” then chocolate stays on the cards. Far from being a reward, this simply says that a tantrum has no power for good or bad.

Brilliant advice. I have sat with minded children whilst they tantrum. Reminding them I am there for when they need me. A quick, are you okay? Until they are...and are ready to talk and try and resolve the trigger. 👍

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