When you say she gets destructive, does she throw things, stuff like that?
It's something that I've noticed with Jacob, that he will throw his toys about.......
But I definitely hear you on the physical stimulation. Jacob definitely needs that too. There's nothing like a good run around at the park or basically a trip anywhere that he can run around and explore and stimulate the senses. We try to get outside either in our backyard for a good play or to the park (we literally live only around the corner from one!) every day, depending on the weather.
And there's nothing like a couped-up toddler to create a tanty! Jacob hates it if he's stuck in his pram for too long as he wants to get out and explore things. So we always try to limit any trips to shops etc where he needs to be strapped in to the trolley or his pram for this reason.
So I guess you could say we do what we can to avoid situations that may result in a tanty (e.g. avoiding being couped up inside, strapped into the carseat or pram for too long, providing regular meal times and plenty of snacks to keep hunger at bay, being at home for nap time, providing physical activities and stimulation etc etc).
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