When your toddler melts down in public, ignore the stares and move them to a quiet spot. Get down to their level, use gentle touch and calm words. Focus on connecting with your child, not what strangers think.
If your child has a meltdown in a supermarket or a public place, here is my recommendation. First and foremost, forget who's around you. Ignore whether they're thinking you're a bad parent or not, and try to focus on what you think is needed in that moment. Just tell yourself, 'I'm going to get through this.' And it may be that you need to remove your child from the eyes of other people. So it may be that you need to move them to one side Get down to their level and just see what you can do to connect with them and calm them down. That might be a gentle touch, it might be just to say you're okay, or it might be to hold them. But focus on what your child needs rather than what you think other people are thinking, and that will help you. If you like these ideas, make sure you're following me.
