At what age did your child throw the worst fit and were did it take place?

Question

Believe me I have witness many of them. Where's the worst place you have witness one. Worst place I saw one was in the middle of the street with stopping traffic.

Answer 1

One of my sons through the worst fit in a science museum, it was horrible, and the other twin followed along because we had to leave, so I had to leave with two 3 year old sons screaming and crying...and everyone looking at me trying to carry both of them out!  I was so embrassed!

Answer 2

OMG at some of those stories lol, how embarrasing for sure.

I've been really really lucky so far(hope it stays so) as my eldest (5yrs old) has never really chucked a tantrum in public, once she started to and I just walked away (she never left my sight and she could see me too) but at about 10 meters away she stopped and came running lol. My 3yr old over the last year has chucked a few tantrums as she didn't want to sit in the trolley and SCREAMS but as I said I've been lucky as someone else (stranger) will always say "wow what a tantrum you're throwing" or something like that and my daughters hate other people telling them off and shuts up instantly and tries to hide in my chest lol.

The worst one I have seen was in a shopping carpark and this lil boy was crying (quietly mind you) and the father (i assume) just belted his bum really hard at least 7 times, it made me furious as the father was yelling LOUDLY for the kid to shut the F up (the kid wasnt even loud at all) and then to belt him as hard and violent as he did as well as violently pulling the kid's arm - it could of broken it it was that hard, just made my blood boil. Sorry that wasn't really the kid chucking a tantrum , more like the parent was.

Answer 3

Grocery store. Daughter was 4 and wanted a Barbie Watch. she was learning time and I told her if she was very good the whole time- that could be her special gift and we could practice with it later.

She looked at me and said, "NO! I want it NOW!" And I said, " Well, now you aren't getting it, at all. Straighten up, young lady!"

She laid down, screamed, kicked, pulled my hair!?, among other things. I left a half a cart of groceries, apologized to a nearby store stocker and carried her little behind straight to the car. We had to sit in the parking lot while she threw a hissy fit in the back seat until she agreed to *buckle up*. That went on for a half an hour, with me saying, "Throw all the fits you want- you are not getting it." Finally went home and she took a nap.

Talk about embarrassing.

Answer 4

I have been blessed with a very happy, patient, wonderful little boy.  He has never really had a temper tantrum.

I used spanking when he turned 3, and only had to do it probably 5 or 6 times his whole life..

I will share a funny story though.  We are from Oklahoma, but when my son was 3 we were living in Southern California.  

My son and I were in a grocery store and I can't remember exactly what he did, but he got out of line just enough to warrant a spanking.  I spanked him right there in the store and afterward you could have heard a pin drop.  Everyone just stopped and stared at me.  I thought the police were surely on their way.  And this was a normal spanking...

My wife flew back to Oklahoma with our son one time and they were at the airport...he got out of line again and his mother spanked him right there in the Airport Lobby.  The guy standing next to her says, "That's all he gets?".  

Moral - don't spank kids in public in Southern California, but if you are in Oklahoma, spank away.

Answer 5

I feel awful I'm having trouble thinking of even one! lol My kids knew from like age 18mts or when temper tantrums start that it didn't work for us so they didn't throw them.

Now they've had fits and been upset where it is out of control. But that almost always at home.

I remember the days when they were young & still babies. We'd be out to eat and start to cry. They didn't want to sit in our arms at the table or even in the car seat. So my hubby & I would take turns eating.

They'd had fits in their car seats before too on long road trips. My parents use to live 8hrs away. Once on one car trip my daughter got sick of being in the car. She'd scream and yell. The only thing that would comfort her was me touching her shoe. I get car sick so I couldn't sit back there with her. I spent like the last long 4hrs with my arm behind me touching her shoe trying to calm her down. Other times I'd let my arm rest and we'd just let her scream. Awful times.

Answer 6

My kids didn't throw fits. They whined some and pouted a little but they never threw a fit. I would have spanked them if they had. Yes, I spanked my kids. I'm not sorry and I don't apologize. They are now wonderful young men.

Answer 7

my son was almost 5 and we were in the grocery store and he had a complete melt down....he was tired and hungry, so it was mostly my fault for pushing his limits! LOL

Answer 8

My 8yr son had the worst and only tantrum (I've ever seen (being a teacher and a nanny/babysitter in college, I've seen some BAD ones) out of any of my kids when he was 5yrs. When he was a pre-schooler, he was one to test my boundries. We were on the col-di-sac of our home late one afternoon and he started to scream and carry on over a turn on a big wheel. I told him to wait 5 minutes, but he didn't listen, and tried to pull my then 7yr off it. I brought him into the house, threw him into a quick shower and then put him into his room. He was told he would have to sit in a time out until he could calm down and apologize to his brother. He refused and continued to scream...began throwing things and trying to destory the bedroom. My husband and I said that if he was going to throw stuff, he obviously didn't need it anymore and were taking away things left in right. We moved EVERYTHING but his bed and one dresser out of his room. It took almost FOUR AND A HALF HOURS for him to stop and fall asleep...but it was that night that he learned that he was DONE. He wouldn't win. I was the Mommy, the boss, and what I said, went.

Best Wishes =]

Answer 9

OMG! we took our 6 yr old to a pool this past weekend. he kept hitting and splashing kids in the face and dunking them and what not. he wouldnt come out verbally so i had to go in after him. He wasnt listening to anyone(lifeguards included). And when i pulled him out you could hear him from 3 miles away i swear calling the kids all sorts of losers for telling on him and ranting on about how he didnt do anything. I was trying to give him a regular timeout but had to get my other kids out and my husband anf we packed up and left. He  embarrased the **** out of us. Best believe he was apologizing when he got home tho. His dad gave it too him.......