This trick works for me every time and it’s too good not to share.
Step 1-pick up a carton of live ladybugs from your local nursery. They cost around $8.
Step 2-open said carton outside in front of your young children, or your more simple-minded adult friends.
Step 3-sit back, relax and enjoy the next whine/cry/fight free moments. It usually grants me about 30, give or take.
Enjoy!