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Alternatives Can Help to Avoid Tantrums

Most parents have encountered this situation at one time or another. Your child is playing with something they shouldn’t be playing with, or doing something that is potentially dangerous and when you try to stop them they throw a screaming tantrum.

This is always one fo the biggest trials that any parent must face. Positive parenting involving tolerance and lots of praise is well known to contribute toward the development of social competence and self confidence. But parents always need to remain in charge.

The typical toddler will, on average, face up to 20 restrictions on their activities every hour. How would you like to be told what to do or what not to do once every three minutes?

Parents often need to assert control when a child is doing what comes naturally but can be risky to them or to others around them. Putting a knife in their mouths, poking their baby brother in the eye or hanging out of a window are examples of how children may be investigating the world around them, but in a risky manner.

Providing a child with interesting alternatives can be a great way to defuse a potentially explosive situation and teach them that there are other things they can do or play with. For example, you might simply exchange a metal knife for a plastic one or a spoon. Or get them to poke themselves in the eye so that they know how much it can hurt.

Using alternatives can be a great way to effectively avoid tantrums, but they don’t always work. It’s a good idea to first acknowledge what the child is trying to do and then introduce them to the alternative. Engage the child with the alternative by making it appear more attractive than whatever it was the child was doing before.

There are goind to be many occasions when it isn’t possible or convenient to provide alternatives but these can provide a valuable lesson that the world has its limits. Providing yourr children with appealing alternatives to dangerous or harmful behavior can be a great way to develop a positive relationship and teach them that other options often exist.

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I recommend camping as a great way to bond with children, to provide them with freedom to investigate the world around them and engage with their parents or carers. But always remember to ensure safety by using the right camping equipment. You may like to take part in a bushcraft course where children will learn a variety of skills including how to handle a bushcraft knife, start a fire without matches and tracking skills.

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