Does your toddler have extreme screaming fits, or is mine the only one?

Question

My son is almost 2 1/2 and he has some of the most terrible horrible screaming fits where his whole body is enraged. Does anyone else have this experience? Does it sound normal? I use to fuss back, but now I just take it in stride so will this help to right my child.

Answer 1

haha...I think that's all toddlers. My boyfriend's son is 4 now, but when he was that age, he'd do the same thing. Screaming, kicking, throwing, even hitting himself. We would usually just put him in his room and let him get it out of his system. If he'd start to do it in another room of the house, he was immediately taken to his room. We are just calm about him. Let him sit in his room and throw his fit for a while, then go in and very calmly talk to him. Ask him why he is so upset. It was hard sometimes, but if your son sees your responding calmly, he will learn from that.

Answer 2

When he has a fit hold him tight so that he can't hit, kick etc. Don't say a word. Just hold him till he calms down. (Don't hurt him though.) Eventually he will learn that calm is better. At 2 1/2 you can't fully rationalize with him and getting angry will only get him more agitated. Once he calms down you can try talking to him, but remember he's only two so he probably won't be putting his feelings into words very well. I'm not telling you to be passive either. You need to be stern and let him know that having a fit will NEVER get him what he wants.

Answer 3

My daughter is a little over 2 and we are just starting with the screaming. It's very aggravating because I'm days away from having our 2nd child so I can't exactly jump up too fast to punish her. When I tell my daughter no or to stop something she is doing she will just all out scream at me lately. This just started happening and I'm really not sure what to do about it. My husband says we need to basically stop this now so this kind of behaviour doesn't continue but how? Spank her? Even that doesn't get through to her..she will go back to doing what she was punished for as soon as we aren't watching her. If anyone can help me with some advice I would really appreach it! Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance with your question but I'm pretty much right there with ya. Good luck!

Answer 4

There isn't anything wrong with your son. But, if you keep paying attention to him while he's acting out the more he will keep doing it. I know it's very difficult to do, but, ignore him, completely and soon he will stop. The more you pay attention to him and feed into his temper tantrums the more he will keep having them.

Answer 5

yes my nephew started being bad yesturday and we told him he couldn't go outside to help feed the animals and he whined for over 30 minutes

OMG EXTREME SCREAM!!!!!! He Is 4

Answer 6

HAH!

We went through one today at Wal-Mart.  Talk about embarrassing.

He wanted a toy, I didn't want to buy one.

Makes me want to jump off a bridge.

Sometimes I wonder why I want another one so badly.

So, no, you're not alone, and yes, I'm assuming it's very, very, normal.

Answer 7

I would love to say that it gets easier. But, I can't. I have a 3 1/2 year old son and the 2 1/2 yr. old tantrums don't even compare from what they were then to what they are now. And, everyone says it is perfectly normal. A part of life. He can be the sweetest, most precious little angel under the sun. And then, he doesn't get what he wants or doesn't like the way things are going and watch out , the horns will start to show. I try to reason with him or explain why he can't have or do something and it gets me know where. When I leave him alone. He settles down quicker. Good LUck