Cuteness overload…

Interactive feedings help increase the loving bond of mother and child. Playful tickles, laughter, and kid friendly story time banter, help soothe and cheer up any toddler. The child is most comfortable and feels safest when near or feeding from the mothers milk source. Making feeding time fun for toddlers helps keep a happy healthy child and milk filled mommy.

Remember this important fact: Stress is the number 1 culprit of a low milk supply. De-stress with laughter and silliness with your child and the milk will replenish with each calm happy feeding.

Even if you are no longer breastfeeding your child, holding your child close to your chest with a gentle loving hug can have a similar calming effect on an upset irritated child.

Children do NOT know how to regulate their emotions until we as parents teach them this important life skill. Stay calm, attentive, and help them feel loved, heard, and seen.

Help them through childhood stress and anger or frustration. When they’re calm try talking with them in simple words like

“can you please tell me what upset you?”

“Do you know why you were crying?”

“What could we do to make it easier next time? “

Let’s try this instead next time you feel that way…and show the child breathing techniques or even how to pillow fight with the bed to calm the anger and get out frustration.

Remind the child that violence upon others is never ok but it is ok to release anger on a pillow to a bed. Soft item to soft item stuffed animals etc but never glass or breakable items.

Teach the child about safe ways to vent and make sure they know the difference between a pillow hitting the bed and not to through things at walls or people.

My children even know how to go to their rooms for a good animal scream to let out all of those intense emotions without drawn out temper tantrums.

Please always consult yours or your child’s doctor before trying these things at home. these are only my opinions and parenting styles from my own experiences in life. What works for our family may not work for yours and that’s ok. All children are different and some children need to learn different techniques than others to learn how to cope with childhood stress and anxiety.

For example: my 3 year old does better punching a pillow (she used to try and punch us but now instead punches the pillow when angry)

My 5 year old likes the animal scream. She does it until she starts laughing and returns to the living area happy and calm again.

There are many more ways to help children with their big emotions. Validate and be there for them through these times to teach them. It may seem impossible at first but you’ve got this! Xoxo TFM