No All the Time?

Question

I babysit for a little girl who recently turned 3. All of a sudden, everything is a "NO!" at the top of her lungs. Even ice-cream is no, anything and everything is a no.

She is also throwing temper-tantrums for no reason at all. I know that this is normal, but how do I deal with it?

I baby-sit for her quite often too. Sorry if I have been a little unclear.

Thanks a million, K

Answer 1

maybe shes having her period early and is going through PMS. LOL j/k just tell the arents to talk to her and if not then let her scream she'll ruin her voice in no time. she can learn from that

Answer 2

Ignore the screaming and the temper tantrums, the more you pay attention to it the worse they will get. I walk over the top of my son when he is having a tantrum and leave the room, he always stops after a minute. The screaming is the Hardest to ignore!

Answer 3

She has learned the word no...she doesn't know what it means...only that she hears it a lot.  Ignore it that's how you "deal with it".

Answer 4

This is normal.  To counteract the screaming, talk to he in a whisper voice and say, "SHHH, we use quiet voices.  Can you use a quiet voice?"

As for the tantrums, you'll have to ignore them.  Tell her that you can't help her when she is yelling and throwing a fit.  If she continues try a count down method before putting her in time-out.

Tell her that when you reach one, she'll go to time out. Start at 5 and loudly count down to 1.  If she hasn't quieted down, then pick her up and put her in her bedroom, or a playpen for 3 minutes.

You can use the count down method for several situations.  When I tell my little one to do something, and he doesn't do it immediately, I start counting down.  Usually by the time I reach 1 he will do what I've asked of him.  If not, then it's a time out.