How to handle toddler tantrums with calm and confidence
One minute your toddler is happily munching a cracker. The next, they’re sobbing—because it broke in half 🙃 Or you pour the milk exactly how they asked, only to have them break down in tears. When your toddler’s moods and reactions shift without warning, it can feel like nothing you do is “right.”
That’s why we created The Tantrums & Feelings Course Pack, a new digital course available free to Play Kit Subscribers in The Lovevery App.
If you’re working on staying calm during meltdowns, holding firm boundaries, or just making sense of all the big emotions in your home, this expert-led course is for you. Whether you’re in the thick of it or planning ahead, you’ll get practical tools for kind but firm parenting—delivered in short, easily digestible videos you can watch on your own time.
What is kind but firm parenting?
Many parents wonder: “How do I set and hold limits without being harsh or giving in?” Our team of experts—including bestselling author Dr. Tina Payne Bryson and child psychologists Dr. Erin Avirett and Dr. Jordana Mortimer of Mind & Child—explains how you can be kind and firm at the same time.
- Kindness is connection. It’s helping your child feel seen, supported, and safe—especially when emotions run high.
- Firmness is follow-through. It’s creating clear rules and predictable routines your child can count on.
Together, kindness and firmness create the secure structure your child needs to thrive—and help you feel more calm and consistent, too.
Of course, holding firm limits can be easier said than done. Watch this course excerpt to learn what to do when you struggle to hold the line:
A new way to think about tantrums
Our experts guide you through what’s happening in your child’s brain, and how to support their emotional growth while staying calm yourself.
You’ll learn how to:
- Stay calm and make your calm contagious
- Set boundaries with kindness and connection
- Support your child through tantrums and big emotions
- Teach self-discipline without shame or punishment
The result? You’ll feel more grounded and confident as you guide your child through tough moments—while also building their emotional intelligence and resilience.
The course also includes helpful FAQs to put learnings into practice, and Lovevery’s trusted, fan-favorite Community Data with real insights from Lovevery parents to show you the wide range of what’s typical.
Real-life tips, from real experts
This isn’t a course about being perfect. It’s a course about feeling supported as you parent through the hard stuff.
Here are just a few insights from the course:
“When your child is at their worst, that’s when they need you the most.”
“You can accept all of your child’s feelings without accepting all of their behaviors.”
“Regulation starts with you. Calm is contagious.”
“Firm and kind parenting sounds like this: ‘I love you, and the answer is no.’”
Get expert help for tantrums and big feelings
This course is available exclusively to Play Kit Subscribers—on your phone, your tablet, or your laptop.
Find it in The Lovevery App or at Lovevery.com under “Course Packs” in your account.
Experience the joy of learning through play
The Tantrums & Feelings Course Pack is just one part of the Play Kits experience.
As a subscriber, you’ll receive:
- 7 to 12 high-quality playthings tailored to your child’s developmental stage
- A book and a printed Play Guide every 2 to 3 months
- Free access to The Lovevery App and all Course Packs
- Early access to special offerings and exclusive products in the Subscriber Shop.
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