Scripts For Toddlers: Using Consequences Effectively

When your toddler melts down, matching their energy with aggression teaches fear not behavior. Here's what works instead, with exact scripts

This Week’s Scenario

Your toddler has drawn on the wall with markers. Or tipped their cereal on the floor. Or hit their sibling because they couldn’t find the words for what they were feeling. You’re at your limit, and the instinct is to match the moment with force.

Here’s what’s actually happening: your toddler is communicating. They don’t yet have the l…