As a mother of twin boys, the toddler years were… lively. Wonderful, hilarious, exhausting, chaotic — often all at once. I spent plenty of days searching for ways to help my boys settle their bodies, reset their emotions, and find a little peace in the middle of the whirlwind.
Over time, I learned a handful of strategies that actually worked to calm toddler tantrums in our home. If you're in the thick of toddlerhood yourself, here are five things that made a real difference.