Mum reveals how she stops her toddler’s tantrum in less than one SECOND

Sending a child to the naughty step is a punishment most parents are familiar with.

However, one mum has revealed how she stopped her two-year-old son’s tantrum in its tracks - by sitting him on a HAPPY step instead.

Amy Crisp, from Cambridgeshire, shared footage of how Colby was crying when her husband Michael came up with a novel idea.

In a video, which has had more than two million views on Instagram, the mum, who runs a baby and toddler clothing and shoe business Colby and Co, showed how the little boy stopped crying almost straight away - after sitting on the happy step.

She said: “Colby was having one of those hours where everything resulted in a tantrum or crocodile tears.

“Michael literally said to Colby, ‘can you please go and sit on the happy step and come back when you’re happier?’

“Colby waltzed back into the lounge after about 10 seconds like nothing had happened. It was hilarious.

“The next time we tried it, I filmed it to see if it was going to work its magic just as quickly and this time it took 0.0001 seconds for Colby to come out of his tantrum!”

Amy, who also runs Princess Entertainment company Limelight Entertainment UK, said they’d previously tried using the naughty step with son Colby.

The parents used a ‘three warning’ method with Colby, which would result in him being sent to the naughty step if he continued with the behaviour.

The mum, whose second child is due in December, said: “The happy step absolutely worked, quicker than you could ever imagine!

“It’s not something we use if Colby is genuinely upset, distressed or hurt.

“Of course we ask him why he is upset and comfort him if he is upset but we have been using the happy step when Colby has tantrums.

“It helps for Colby to have a space where he can take a few moments of quiet and calm to gather his emotions.