https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:44:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-113165 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:20:47 +0000 mrs. wagon 113165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Oh Charlie, he's so smart!!! Haha. What a very bright little boy you have. </p> <p>Usually stickers or a "lollipop" (fruit snack on a stick) will cheer Wagon Jr. up right away. usually if I just start repeating what he's saying and show him I'm trying to solve the problem he will start to calm down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112839 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:41:11 +0000 banana 112839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mr.bee: HAHAHA! They're magic blueberries. It doesn't work with any other fruit for some reason. He loves grapes too but when I say "GRAAAAAPES???" he doesn't even flinch. Maybe it's like some sort of Pavlovian response or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112828 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:39:25 +0000 mrbee 112828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: I need me some of dem blueberries! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112826 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:39:09 +0000 heffalump 112826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tickles, saying achoo, or just give her a toy or book to chew on. Its easy when they're little :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112825 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:39:09 +0000 banana 112825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mr.bee: The blueberries works every time. The songs are hit or miss. He can be throwing the worlds biggest tantrum and I will say in a super cheery voice "BLUEBERRIES??" and he looks at me confused for a bit and then start pulling on my diaper bag. He's a porker though who loves to eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112820 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:38:08 +0000 chopsuey 112820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sing or start laughing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112817 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:37:47 +0000 mrbee 112817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Does that work when little Banana is throwing a tantrum? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112810 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:36:51 +0000 banana 112810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually sing him a song that he would recognize. Like the Jeopardy theme song. Or Wheels on the Bus. Or sometimes I just say "Blueberries??" and he gets excited and then I have to pull out some dried blueberries from my diaper bag. </p> <p>I guess he's not that hard to distract right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-tricks-you-use-to-distract-your-lo-when-they-are-upset#post-112802 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:35:25 +0000 mrbee 112802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night Charlie woke up in the middle of the night and was quite upset. So I went to calm him down... and I used an old trick: I said things I knew were wrong, so that he would correct me. Worked like a charm.</p> <p>Haha, everyone feels compelled to correct someone when they are wrong... even little Charlies!</p> <p>What tricks do you use to distract your LO when they are upset and/or throwing a tantrum? </p>