01Snack, nap, realistic errands
Before leaving: fed? rested? Don't stack three boring errands at nap time.
Ten minutes of running in a park before the shop often buys you twenty calm minutes inside.
Parenting & Family
Toddler Tantrums: Respond, Don't Escalate
Name the feeling, hold the boundary, survive the grocery store
25 min4 photographed stepsBeginner
Practical tantrum playbook for ages 1–4: prevention (hunger, tired), in-the-moment scripts, when to ignore vs when to comfort, and leaving the scene without shame spirals.
What you'll learn
- HALT check: hungry, angry, lonely, tired
- Short sentences in the storm
- Leave the cart — pride costs less than trauma
- Boundary stays; tone stays calm
Inside this course
- BeforeMost tantrums are predictable.
- DuringFew words.
- Public meltdownExit is a strategy.
- AfterRepair, not lecture.
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