DS is 4.7 and while he has coped so much better with DD's arrival than I hoped he has regressed somewhat behaviourly (to be expected) I can cope when we are at home but am at a bit of a loss when out and about. I have known throughout my pregnancy that this would become an issue but just haven't been able to come to a practical answer other than never going out on my own with both children.
What the hell do I do when out and about and ds loses it??? I can't just leave DD and hoist him off to the car to calm down (which is what has worked in the past, he needs a safe place to move through his emotions and carseat is so far inescapable) I can't leave him to rampage, run off, damage people and property randomly while I get DD to safety and then when we are in the car I can't safely put DD in beside him until he calms down. So what do you do...he cannot hear when he is out of control, he cannot tolerate much of anything until he is back in control, so no cuddling, talking etc...he just spirals further out of control.