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LOVE this. Will definitely try it. Thanks! 🙂

So funny, we were just having this conversation at home. We don’t have a tv but are thinking of getting one for this exact reason. Thanks! <3

Oh yes, the adult examples are excellent!

Oh my gosh my little dude just turned two last week and I really really feel you. I am struggling so much with the screaming, (I can usually handle the crying but the angry screaming… nope!
I really enjoyed the “how to talk to little kids so they listen and listen so they talk” book. There’s a version specifically for younger kids and while some of the tactics are for slightly older kids a lot of the principles are the same. Sounds similar to Big Little Feelings, definitely two themes are: 1. Keep it as consistent as you can and 2. Use “natural” consequences as much as possible.
We are trying to be super consistent with the hitting. Basically going “we don’t hit” or “oh that hurt me, i’m feeling a bit sad” and walking away for a minute. Or if we see it done going up to the other parent and going “oh i’m so sorry papa, that looked like it hurt, are you ok?”. But we are failing miserably at screens… are little guy has asthma and needs a fair bit of medicine and we’ve got into this habit of using a cartoon on our phones to keep him calm while he does his inhalers and other meds… its just he doesnt really get why he can’t have the phone all the time 😑…. So many tantrums.
Massive good luck to you from another “gentle, gentle, gentle….losing it” mom.