Mum shares free 'brain break' hack to tire out energetic kids

Parents will often grow more tired than their children in the quest to burn their everlasting energy. One mum has found a no-brainer solution that's guaranteed to tire your kids out.

US mum Anna Shartzer shared the hack to her TikTok followers in a video, which has now been viewed three million times.

"If you have a toddler with lots of energy, search 'Encanto Brain Break' on YouTube (Or their favourite character)," suggested the mum, "Great mum hack."

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Many mums in the comments agreed.

"Thank you!!!! I just turned this on and my girls were already familiar with it from school and were SO excited!" thanked one mum.

"It's the best. My kids love it and definitely gets rid of some of their built-up energy," said another.

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"I've worked with kids for over a decade and videos/TV gets a bad rap. But it's amazing for language development," said one child care professional.

"My daughter does this every morning before school. Even though it's technically 'screen time' which doctors usually say is bad for ADHD, since we have started this her focus at school is better, she's a bit more calm and less likely to break down, overall in a better mood," shared another mum.

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Others said this hack is effective on all ages.

"This works on 14-year-olds with a lot of extra energy too," shared one mum.

"Worked on me who had no energy. They got me up and sweating," replied Shartzer.

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