
Have you
ever had a child have a meltdown when leaving from visiting grandma’s or a friend’s
house, or leaving a birthday party?
I have had
had to carry out a crying child who did not want to leave, it is not fun at
all. I have found that when I give them
some structured detail they do much better, meltdowns are not as frequent for
example. We are going to cousin’s
birthday party, I will tell my children.
“We will play and visit, after they open presents and we have cake and
ice cream, we are going to leave.” Then
I will go over to them and tell them finish playing because we are leaving in
twenty minutes. I make the rounds of
helping clean up, saying good byes. I
find my children will leave in a happier mood with this preparation.
Even with
nap time, if I tell my youngest son, after lunch, you can play for 20 minutes, and
then we are going to lay down for a nap, and then go pick up brothers from
school. He lies down much easier,
knowing the plan for the afternoon. I
often use the timer on my microwave and he knows when the timer goes off, it is
nap time. Another example is when we
visit a park, I will give them some warning before I say it is time to go, I
will say we are leaving in 20 minutes, then I will say okay you have 10 more
minutes what would you like to do before we leave.



I find most
children like routine and structure. I
find that when that routine or structure is changed or they were not prepared
for that change, it can be more difficult.
I think as parents we should remember children have not fully developed
communication skills and expressing themselves when they have a disappointment,
or change up.

As a parent,
we have all been there, with a child having a bad day, bad moment, there is no
need to feel embarrassed. Your child is
not the only one who has cried or thrown a fit, because they had to leave,
leave the park, leave a friends, etc.
I hope these
tips help you prepare your children in the future and help you experience fewer
meltdowns.
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