I have two kids - DS is 5, DD is 8. I am lucky enough that they get on well with each other but recently they are driving DH and me up the wall with getting ridiculously giddy.
This is fine when they are playing but if we are in the car or if it's bedtime or dinnertime and we want them to calm down, we don't seem to be finding the best way to do so.
Generally, we end up shouting. Which I hate.
I tried warning them that they will lose out on something (and yes, we follow through) if they don't calm down or doing a 3-2-1 countdown to get their attention but they are often so wound up that they won't look at us or they look and then glance at each other and go off into fits of giggles.
DS is also having a bit of trouble with playing the clown at school so we just want them to know when to stop and how to stop and how to help them to stop and listen when needs be.
any advice? Should we just walk away and let them calm down in their own time but suffer whatever consequences (not getting tucked in at bedtime, have whatever is left of their dinner taken away...) as a result?