JUDGE NOT THIS TANTRUM
**I am still a nanny but in a share situation where I bring my daughter with me, awesome right! So for any posts that contain my current charge I will call her P out of respect for her privacy and her parents.** We have all heard of the age old right of passage called, the “Terrible Twos” and far too many of us know first hand, that although it’s description is correct the timing is not. As a mom for 13 years and a nanny for 10 years I can confirm that these transition episodes begin way before the age of 2. I can also truthfully state, that no matter how experienced you are, no matter how understanding and calm you are in your resolve, the Transition Episodes are no walk in the park. All this being said as a nanny I have dealt with many a tantrum. I have sat in the street, kneeled in stores, cradled kids in my arms as they scream and kick, all this while reassuring and breathing quite deep. Needless to say, some episodes last 2 mins others, 2 hours and where some come with crocodi...