Kid throwing fits, how do you correct yours?

Question

What have your kid's done that really upset you and they threw a big fit about for hours or minutes? How did you correct it? How old was he or she?

Answer 1

Well my kids are adults now!!!!!!

I used to ignore them first (few minutes), if it lasted to long I gave them a reason to cry...yep old fashion way "THE BELT" Then the crying stopped after the the pain in the butt went away.....It only happened a couple of times, they stopped acting that way!

Answer 2

Counteract their behavior.  I simply ignore them - I will walk away and ignore their behavior.  If they want my attention they should act properly.

And THEN - once they have calmed down (and I have calmed down) they get a serious punishment for their behavior.

You can't correct their temper with one of your own.  But once they are calm and listening, OH, they are clearly reminded that I am the parent and they will not act that way, that it is not appropriate behavior.

Answer 3

Bribery

Answer 4

well this is a hard one you could try some reverse phyicoloy dont scream at the child he?she will only rebel you know how you can have your buttons pushud try pushing theirs only only only in a good way llfor instance loves hugs you got to know just how your child reacts to any situation and humble yourself just below that  you can tell when to back down alittle its hard to explain but you know your childs weeknesses and strengths try to bring out the childs strengths for the good maybe get some sticker and when he/she is good make a chart 1st of all then when he is good let him put a sticker on his/her"very own chart" this works well praise him/her  when done good maybe suggest mommy needs your help will you please help mommy she needs your help give him/her something constructive to do this will also give your child a sence of responceability

Answer 5

When they were little and tried throwing a fit about not getting

something at the store (candy, a toy, etc) I would tell them in

a calm voice that if they didn't stop they would not get to go

shopping with me ever again and they would stay at home

with their dad while I shopped.  The next time shopping if

they started to make a noise I would say excuse me? did you

just say you don't want to shop with mom anymore but stay

at home.  And it worked they calmed right down and knew

that if they asked nicely they might get something but if I said

not this time they knew not to make a fuss about it.

The older one used to get angry and I would send her to her

room for however long I thought she needed until she could

calm down and be nice (no tv, music, or games until calmed

down).  Usually 30 min. to an hour.

Answer 6

well i dont have any kids but when i was like 5 or 6 i use to yell and scream so my mom punished me by giving me a whipping. she didnt go overboard like abusing me but i can say it straighten me out.

just dont spoil the children no matter how old they are. punish them but mix it up. whippings should be for serious things only or you can take things away like favorite toys and other things...

also whenever i was bad my mom would take anyway all my good clothes...like the designer clothes and make me where clothes she got from the mission and made me wear it. trust me i never got into trouble again because i didnt want people seeing me wear rags.

Answer 7

put their head in a vise

Answer 8

remind them how you are the parent and not the buddy,,  let them know you are not backing down, because they throw a fit.

then, I would spank their little bottom.

and send them to their room to think about what they have done. and if that doesnt help, start taking away priviledges.

Answer 9

i show them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjRaRBgL8...

over and over

Answer 10

The best way to correct a child throwing a fit is to ignore him/her.   If you are at a public place, simply take him/her home, and then ignore him/her.  That works too because the child didn't want to go home.

Answer 11

1st nice rickroll anonboy! lol, i babysit alot and what works the best for me is the corner.  I mostly babysit 3-6 year olds.  the corner works better for the younger ones if you make them sit there for a good 5-10 minutes.  The older children I babysit; turn off the cartoons, games for an hour works best.  Good luck!

Answer 12

you teach them to talk about what is bothering them and if they can't do that then they can go to their rooms and throw their fits!  when they can act properly then they can come out!  Encourage them to talk about what made them so mad instead of throwing tantrums!  Then watch Supper Nanny for ideas that really work!

Answer 13

If one of my boys started a tantrum I smacked straight away to nip it in the bud and I certainly would not have had it going on for hours! If they were sulking at home I set them some work to do to put their mind onto something else.

Answer 14

If you are home just walk out of the room, the tantrem fit will soon stop.

Answer 15

My son has terrible fits...he is 18 months ( 30lbs ) & he is to much for me...so i lay him on the ground & let me fight with himself & i go on doing what i was doing. he forgets about it & moves on. but it helps cause i dont get angry. i stay calm. it really throws him off guard & it has seem to work cause he doesnt throw fits hardly anymore. cuase he knows it doesnt get him anywhere.

I hope that helps

Answer 16

i don't have children but i have been working in childcare for 5yrs now! i deal with ages 6weeks to 12 yrs. but the majority is toddlers (fun) when one throws a fit, like if they cant have a certain toy or whatever it is they want i just redirect them. take them to a new area and show them something else to get their mind off what it was there were fussing about. if that doesn't work then i bribe them with a snack, not cookies or junk but like a juice box or animal crackers. that usually chills them out! and if all that fails then i sit with them alone and try to talk to them, see what the problem is and explain to them what they are doing is wrong. if you yell it will get you no where with the child, they just react to that. you have to use a calm voice and be a bit sympathetic.. even if its a ridiculous reason why they tripping!

Answer 17

They key is consistant disipline for bad behavior.  There has to be a consequence for acting badly.  "sapre the rod... spoil the child" but I do not hit my children ever but it is a good theory to use other methods.