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Your toddler is screaming on the supermarket floor because you said no to sweets

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Bedtime is a daily battle — they keep coming out of their room

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Your child refuses everything except bread and crackers

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Your child hits or bites when they don't get their way

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Every time you turn off the iPad, it's a meltdown

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Your kids fight over every single toy

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Example response

📋 Situation

Your 3-year-old wants sweets and is screaming in the shop.

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• Get down to their eye level. Try: “I see you really want the sweets. We're not buying them today.”

• Name the feeling: “You're frustrated because you wanted them so badly.”

❌ Don't

• Don't give in to stop the crying — this teaches that meltdowns work.

• Don't try to reason mid-tantrum — their logical brain is offline.

🧠 Why this works

At 3, your child's prefrontal cortex — the brain region that controls impulses — is still developing. They literally cannot regulate disappointment on their own. By naming the emotion, you activate their left hemisphere, which helps calm the emotional right brain. This is called “name it to tame it.”

📖 The Whole-Brain Child (Siegel & Bryson), Ch. 3

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How to Talk So Kids Will ListenThe Whole-Brain ChildNo-Drama DisciplinePeaceful Parent, Happy Kids1-2-3 MagicThe Explosive ChildParenting from the Inside OutRaising Good Humans

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