8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood
1. Inform him that he needs all that negative stuff drained out and to be filled with happy thoughts instead. Suggest something he’d be appalled by, like painting pink daisies on his toenails.
2. Imitate the whining he’s doing and morph it into the whine of a race car. Rev the engine through a few gears, then make the sounds of a car screeching to a halt and crashing.
3. Tickle fight!!!
4. Give him pointers on how to make his pouting more effective.
5. Rate his pout on a scale of 1 to 10.
6. Throw your own fit. Make it big…really put your all into it. (note: this is more effective at home than in public).
7. Pin him down and kiss him all over his face until he starts laughing.
8. Initiate a quick “Who can jump the highest?” competition. Any kind of physical competition works, as long as you get him up and moving a bit.
Tags: cheer up, effective parenting, grumpy child, humor
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#3 is my personal favorite, though I have all girls…
Hi Bob,
I spent a lot of time trying to decide if I should include girls and (obviously) decided against it. I have no experience parenting girls and I concluded that I wouldn’t do girls justice if I tried to come up with ways to tease them. Since, after all, the point isn’t really to annoy. Well…maybe just a little.
i guess tickle fight is much better .. kids really like being tickled
Amy, wouldn’t a ride in the front seat of the van cheer them up?
Great list!~Wendy
@troubled teen: Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment. I’m very glad you’re here. Yes, it sounds like tickling is the winner so far. Hubby and I use a lot of humor with the boys, which includes physical tickling and the bugging them about nail polish.
@Wendy: ohhhhhh! You’re naughty! LOL.
I’ve done #1 and #7 lots of times with my boys. I’ll have to try some of the others, especially the jumping contest.
Great ideas, Amy!
#3 is my favorite habit whenever my child jump off into a bad mood. This is a lot of fun and creates an intimate relationship between you and your child. Ohh those cackles…
-Jan
Hi Jan, thanks for stopping by.
Is there anything better than hearing your child laugh?