Advice please. 4yo DD has just made herself sick with hysterics, she has now thankfully gone to sleep but I don't think I handled the whole affair very well and I'd like some advice on what to do if she gets like that again.
I've noticed over the last couple of weeks she has been making bigger fusses over little things, and I've been trying not to react as I believed it was basically attention seeking behaviour that she'd picked up from a friend she's been seeing more of during the holidays. But this evening it escalated rather quickly: it started with her rubbing her eye and saying it was sore, I had a look, it seemed OK and I assumed she'd just had an eyelash or something and that the irritation would pass if left alone. Tried to distract her with bathtime but she started with loud wailing about her eye (not her normal upset crying) which soon turned into hysterical sobbing and ended with the vomiting.
My reaction was unsure: I do think her eye was bothering her but there was not a lot I could do about it, I did offer eyedrops but the mere thought of that sent her into more hysterics. I tried telling her to calm down, giving cuddles but the screaming and sobbing definitely got worse when I did that. I gave her an icepack and she screamed it was cold. etc etc.
After a while I kind of gave up and tried to leave her to it but that didn't work either.
I suspect this won't be the last time so does anyone have any advice on how to handle this better next time?
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how to calm down a hysterical 4yo?
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sleeplessbunny · 10/08/2015 20:07
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