How do you deal with tempure tantrums?

Question

How do you deal with tempure tantrums?

Answer 1

I ignore them.  When the tantrum blows over, I teach my daughter how to say nicely what it is that she needs/wants  :)

Answer 2

All kids are different, so I suppose different things might work.  But my tactic for my now 6 year old when we were at the 1-2 age range was if he started whaling about something to get right at his level and get his attention quick.  I'd say something like "HEY...we don't get stuff that way."  Or "We don't yell like that in our family."

It's hard to explain the tone of voice, not yelling but not happy mommy either...I suppose stern.  A voice that I used infrequently enough that it stopped him in the middle of the "fit that would be".

For the times when he would whine or cry anyways, I would again remind him that we don't get stuff that way and direct him to another place.  His room, my room, the hallway, wherever I wasn't....and told him that he could come back when he finished crying.  And that was that.  That's still the way we handle whining or unreasonable crying for something that he isn't allowed.

I have always been able to stop it before it got to a full blown tantrum, so I don't know how I'd handle one of those fall on the floor crazy tantrums I see from time to time.

But one thing is for sure, a tantrum never, ever, ever, ever gets rewarded with my giving in.  If the answer was no, the answer remains no I don't care how mad you get about it.

Answer 3

just ignore them bcause if they see that youre paying attention then itll continue

Answer 4

Patience and love, also try distraction, when you feel a tantrum  starts to erupt..

Or try to ignore it..

Good luck

Answer 5

Ignore, ignore, ignore!

Answer 6

truthfully ?? this sounds mean , but let them have them .  my son is 14 months in 2 weeks and he's starting that himself ,  let him have them . if the tantrums go onto long i will pick him up or get his attetion with one of toys . i hate to see lil one cry , but how else are they going to learn .

Answer 7

I see a lot of people say ignore them. Im wondering if they have older kids that they tried this with when they were younger? I also want to know how they ignore them acting like that it public. I have a 5 year old and when I ignore it she blows up. Hitting kicking screaming. What works for me sometimes is telling her im ignoring her words and if she wants to talk to mommy she will go in her room and sit on her bed. Other times she will just go to her room. Or she doesn't get the treat after dinner. What worked for me when she was younger is I would put her in time out in her room. When she is done with her fit I sit down and talk to her about what it was that set her off. Im trying to teach her to use her words about what is bothering her so we can handle it before it turns into a fit. That is starting to work. I hope that helps and good luck.

Answer 8

Temper Tantrums are just a way for the child to get attention or what they want, how they want it, when they want it.  

If it is something you have told them no about and they throw a tantrum about it, walk away for a few minutes.  They will scream their lungs out.  Flop on the floor and maybe even wet their pants.  But you have to stand your ground.  Once you tell them no, mean it.  Don't be mean about it, just stick to your guns.  

After a few minutes of wailing, they will come to you and want to be picked up.  Go ahead and pick them up and go on to a new activity not mentioning what the tantrum was about.  They will most likely forget why they were crying in the first place.  

My daughter was prone to tantrums.  Especially like in a store when she wanted things continuously.  I let her cry in the store, then said "hey we need peanut butter, we better go find some" or something like that.  And that usually stopped it.  

Good Luck.