Barcomb captioned the video, "Trying to move stuff in and he keeps wanting to go out the door…not anymore." The clip shows her at home with a text overlay that reads, "He won’t be trying to run out the door now." In the background, her son can be heard crying—a reaction that might tug at the heartstrings, but ultimately, she was just trying to keep him safe.
Mother devises a spooky plan to keep her toddler indoors and it's cracking everybody up
A mom has hilariously used her son's fears in her favor to ensure his safety at home.
Parenting is anything but predictable, often requiring quick thinking and a little creativity to keep kids safe. Sometimes, that means using unconventional tactics. Xavia Barcomb, who goes by @xaviac96 on TikTok, shared a video showing a clever—if slightly sneaky—way she kept her son from running outside while the family was moving things. Since he kept trying to slip out the door, she leaned into one of his fears to keep him safely inside.
The camera pans from the boy to a fake dog skeleton outside. Judging by the boy's reaction he seems to have a huge fear of the decoration. The mother capitalized on that to keep him in, and the trick seems to have done wonders. The internet was on the mother's side. Sometimes kids for their own good need to be put in their places. If the boy had roamed out of the door it would have spelt danger for him. This option though scary for him, is the one that will keep him inside where his parents can watch him and ensure his safety.
The comments section did not shy away from expressing their views. @kardargodo was a fan of this method and wrote, "That's the proper way to gentle parent!" @keltz129 was completely on the mother's side and commented, "It takes a village…sometimes that village is a skeleton decoration. Whatever it takes." @reallifetonks shared her own personal experience and wrote, "I was scared of plastic dinosaurs eating my hair when I was little and refused to stay in my room during naptime, so my dad lined them up in front of my door." @forgetaboutit673 also had a similar story and commented, "Cosmetology mannequin head kept my nephew out of the canned foods cupboard, he was afraid of Barbie too."
Alivia Cromartie also uses an out-of-the-box tactic to help her children through tantrums. The method she employs is known as "zoomies." Zoomies or Frenzy Random Activity (FRAPS), is the term employed when dogs begin to run to burn off their excess energy. In this video, Cromartie runs in circles around her baby to distract her whenever she seems to be on the verge of a breakdown. “I’ve done zoomies in a grocery store. I’ll run up and down the aisles. I don’t care who sees,” the mother shares with TODAY. “Distracting my kid is the key."
@xaviac96 Trying to move stuff in and he keeps wanting to go out the door…not anymore 🤷🏼♀️ #toddlersoftiktok #scaredycat #momsoftiktok #fyp ♬ original sound - Xavia Barcomb
You can follow Xavia Barcomb (@xaviac96) on TikTok to follow along her parenting journey.
This article originally appeared 3 months ago.
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