Toddlertantrums are not for the fainthearted. When their little brows furrow and bottom lip juts out, and a shriek erupts from their lips, you know things are headed south. But what can you do about it?

Parenting coach Gen Muir has shared some advice on how she stopped her son’s meltdown in seven seconds – and she might be onto something.

Muir took to TikTok to share a story about how her son, who was two at the time, had a meltdown because she accidentally broke his banana in half when peeling it (a rookie error, but we’ve all been there).

Her son was inconsolable. And to make matters worse, it was the last banana.

Her son didn’t want the banana. Muir had no more bananas to give. Emotions were escalating on both sides.........

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