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A Dear Momma Kids Guide
Through the Storm
Tantrums and meltdowns, from the toddler on the store floor to the nine-year-old behind the slammed door
The storm is theirs. The steering is yours.
For the toddler on the store floor and the nine-year-old behind the slammed door: what to do in the first ten seconds, and every minute after.
What it’s costing you
Every eye in the checkout line is on you, and the one on the floor isn’t stopping. Or it’s the third storm before lunch and you’re running out of the calm you were told to have. You start bracing for it, and the bracing costs as much as the storm.
Why it works
You can’t stop the feeling, and you don’t have to. You can steer what happens around it: stay close, keep the limit, and let the storm pass through without changing who’s in charge.
Use it tonight
If they say…
“I hate you!”
“You’re really angry with me. I’m still here.”
“You’re the worst mommy in the world.”
“I can hear how angry you are. The answer’s still the same.”
“Go away!”
“I’ll be right here, just outside. Call me when you’re ready.”
from Through the Storm
All the way through
What to do in the first ten seconds, through the long middle, and after.
The public storm, when you can leave and when you can’t. The storms you can set your watch by, and how to have fewer of them. Words for every age, from the toddler to the nine-year-old.
What changes
A plan for the first ten seconds, so you’re not deciding from scratch in the middle of it.
Words for the store floor, the audience watching, and the slammed door.
A way back after, for both of you.
A map of the storms you can see coming.
What’s inside
If it’s happening right now
Two storms, two fuels
The first ten seconds
The long middle
When the storm gets physical
The public storm: getting out, and when you can’t just leave
Bigger kids, bigger words
After the storm
Storm season: when it’s five a day
Our Storm Plan + the Seven-Day Storm Map
Who it’s for
For tantrums and meltdowns from the Twos to about nine.
When every single thing is a fight, not a storm?
Start with the short read Why Is Everything a Battle?, for the shoes, the park, the screen and the car seat.
Through the Storm
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If it’s happening right now, Chapter 1 is for you.