Stop or Predict? Continuing the theme of children’s tantrums, we turned to our expert, child, developmental and family psychologist Galiya Nigmetzhanova. Watch her video commentary.
But really: no matter what character you have, no matter how successfully you cope with your parenthood, there comes a day when you absolutely do not understand what to do. It seems that everything was just fine – a walk, a swing, a carousel, but now you can’t stop him: he cries, he whimpers, he doesn’t want anything … Most often, the reason is that the child is simply tired. But young children still do not know how to express their emotions in words. Their language is body language. “The child cannot explain what is happening to him, because he does not understand himself,” says psychologist Galiya Nigmetzhanova. “If at this moment we begin to demand something from him, we will only increase his arousal. Obviously, now most of all he needs support and support. Therefore, the most important thing is to find strength in yourself and switch his attention. Pack up and leave quickly. Pick up and calm down. Abandon what you planned, possibly to your own detriment. The main thing is to meet the child, his interests, feelings and sensations. Everything will be when he calms down and comes to his senses. Moreover, what in the heat of the moment seems like simple stubbornness may turn out to be a problem that deserves attention.