Toddlers cry and scream when they don't like something. They don't even care if they are in the middle of a crowd and it is quiet around them. As a parent, you often feel embarrassed to the bone in this situation when you suddenly become the unwanted centre of attention. Worse still, everyone is watching and waiting to see how you react.
Not everyone sympathises with a toddler's outburst. In fact, usually only other parents can understand how unpleasant this situation can be. Everyone else is annoyed and thinks the child's mum or dad is incapable of keeping their 'brat' quiet.
So that you, as the mother of a toddler, don't constantly break out in a sweat when you have to go somewhere in public and your child has to go with you, here are a few tips on how to keep toddlers calm in public.
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