Episode 20:  How to Handle Tantrums in Public

In this episode, we are going to dive a little deeper into how to handle tantrums in public. I will give some different solutions and ways to approach this problem. This is a common issue that we all have. I go over how to take the time to see how we handle tantrums at home and ways to handle these situations in public. 

Tips for handling tantrums in public:

• The difference between tantrums in public vs tantrums at home. 
• Parents feel very exposed when tantrums happen in public, the reactions will change compared to at home. 
• Why your energy level is heightened in a public setting and how your child notices this.
• Why asking yourself how you handle tantrums at home will help when you are in public.  
• The difference between secondary re-enforcement vs. redirecting.
• The reasons why you want your kiddos to have tantrums at home; make sure you have empathy and are holding space for the tantrums. 
• There are certain times when it’s good to redirect your child’s behavior. 
• Tips on how to handle situations when you know that a tantrum will happen. 
• Frame the situation ahead of time with scripts to help avoid a tantrum, grab my freebie, How to Get your kids to listen, to help with this. 
• How to handle your kids from not hitting or throwing, why time outs aren’t my favorite for this. 
• Why talking during a tantrum does not help.