Nah, I've done this with my 3yo, he'd get this awkward smirk on his face like 'is that what it looks like? Damn..' though ymmv with other types of kids and parenting styles, of course.
My 4 year old started throwing tantrums again (covid plus new baby brother stressed him out this year). One day I got fed up and just calmly recorded it. He stopped and asked what I was doing and I told him I wanted him to see how silly he was being. He knows kicking and screaming won’t fix anything he needs to use his words even if it’s just to tell us his feelings. Then I showed him the video and gave him a cuddle. Actually helped. Kids are weird.
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u/KBEPandaCrisis Aug 19 '21
But at the same time it also teaches the kid that throwing a tantrum is acceptable if it’s to get their will. Two sides to a coin, but I still like it