Emotional 3 year old. Help?

[Prickolas]

My three year old is wonderful. Bright, funny and often good company but also extremely emotional and sensitive. I'm not at all like this and I struggle dealing with it because I don't know how.

DC gets very upset over (imo) nothing and is very hard to reason with and calm back down. I get frustrated with the (imo) unnecessary OTT crying and end up snapping, which I hate.

This isn't just a home issue, they mentioned it at nursery parents evening and said they were working on managing emotions and deescalating the situation.

I want to do better but I'm at a loss. Does anyone have any tips on dealing with a sensitive emotional three year old?

Tell them you understand they are upset and it must be frustrating then give them a hug. I think they like to have their feelings acknowledged. And a hug should calm them down. If you are calm and keep saying you agree with them they should calm down as well.

I have a very hyper sensitive/emotional 3.5 year old. Some days are better than others but yes some days he triggers soooooo easily. The biggest thing for him at the moment is when I either don't hear or don't fully understand what he is saying/asking. Cue crying and sulking! So I feel your pain. Acknowledging his upset does work most of the time but otherwise, distraction!!!