- Don’t escalate a situation with anger
It’s definitely hard to stay calm when your precious little girl has made yet another portrait on your kitchen wall.
Getting angry, and emotional, not only is an ineffective parenting technique, but it is contagious to a toddler. They will have difficulty hearing correction if they are upset.
Parents has a good suggestion to dealing with these situations without having a nervous breakdown:
“Take a deep breath, count to three, and get down to your child’s eye level. Be fast and firm, serious and stern when you deliver the reprimand.”