Tantrums: Infant
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Tantrums
Asked by N.J. from Dayton
on August 3, 2009
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My 15 month old daughter throws a tantrum everytime I go shopping and set her in a cart or in her stroller. She is okay for about 15 minutes but after that she wants t...
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- my daughter does the same thing. what i do with her is have her "help" me push the cart. she pushes at the bottom of the cart, that way she is holing on and feels impo...
- DO NOT GIVE IN!!!!! I have raised 4 children and have taught elementary school for 20 years. If you give in to the tantrum----even once---- she will tantrum longer a...
- bra-VO to Lisa T.. Basically the way I taught my own 4 kids about tantrums NOT getting them what they want. Now, even my youngest, ( 5 YO ) knows to say " may I" and "...
Tantrums
Asked by S.M. from Los Angeles
on November 30, 2007
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Ok, so I know there are 500 questions out there about tantrums but I am hoping for some advice anyway. I have a daughter that is 17 1/2 months old. I know she is sta...
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- I think you're doing a great job with your daughter. :) You handled this so well. Even though there weren't any triggers that you could figure out, toddlers this age,...
- My daughter is the same age and she started the tantrums too. I kind of follow a little checklist in what to me is a sequence that works pretty good: 1. First is if...
- I echo what Barbara suggested. Even at this age, start to "teach" them words for their feelings. This sets a foundation for them later, when they can understand better...
Tantrums!
Asked by S.C. from Denver
on December 29, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
I need some help with tantrums. My son will be a year January 4th, and we are having a terrible time with diaper changes. For the past couple of months he...
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- If it's any consolation... my son is 9 months and will not let me change his diaper. So I have learned (very quickly) to change him while he is standing up. My problem...
- We used to joke that diaper changes should be considered an extreme sport! My daughter, especially, hated being changed. I think a lot of it was she was just to busy t...
- this is all I've got: move the changing mat to the floor and pin him down while you change him. that'll be safer. My 10 month old is doing the same thing but it's just...
Tantrums
Asked by S.L. from Champaign
on September 25, 2008
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I have a 18 month old little boy, who has been really easy going, until lately if he doesn't get his way he throws a tantrum. At home I can ignore him and leave the ro...
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- I think you're doing the right thing by ignoring it. This is attention seeking behavior, and it won't take long for him to figure out this doesn't work. With my ...
- S., Fo me, I handle tantrums two ways depending on what type of tantrum it is. For the regular, "I want what I want" tantrum. I ignore it. He can scream, yell, c...
- I am glad that I'm not alone! My son started doing the same thing at 18 months, and today he turned 20 months. He still throws tantrums, mostly when he doesn't get h...
Is This a Tantrum?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on October 20, 2010
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Recently, my 16 month old son has started crying much more frequently than he used to. It used to be that if he wanted something and we took it away, he'd cry but the...
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- yes this is a tantrum, and he's doing it to see if he can get sympathy, passion, flat out attention it breaks a parents heart for their child to do that...but you n...
- S.S., I think your little one is not pitching the typical 'tantrum' , but, if he finds this sympathy tactic works for him to try and get his way, he'll...
- Yes, it is a tantrum. He is trying a new form of manipulation out on you. He can see on your face that it is getting a reaction so he will keep being pathetic until ...
Tantrums
Asked by B.F. from Pocatello
on December 6, 2006
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My daughters are best friends. But they could not be more different. Where the oldest has always been sweet and gentle, the baby is aggressive and bratty. She has been...
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- I think that you are doing the right thing ignore them and eventually they will stop. Your daughter is at the age that she will push you to the limits...Stay strong!!
- I wish I could tell you, but my 22 month old still screams until he turns blue and passes out. My oldest two NEVER pulled that! Good luck, and if you find something th...
- I think you are doing the right thing, ignoring them. It seems that if she stops after she realises you arent paying attention then maybe she is doing it for attention...
Tantrums
Asked by A.P. from Provo
on November 10, 2008
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Hi I just wanted some advice on handling tanturms with my 10.5 month old baby girl. My daughter is a very happy, easy going little girl but she loves us to hold her ha...
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- I remember how demanding your first and only child may get at times. Try to initiate some play that she can sit down and do by herself and know you are a short distan...
- It's okay for her to express her frustration, but it's got to drive you nuts! And you can find other ways to help her get what she wants (because it's not a bad thing...
- She's getting closer to the "terrible twos" teaching her sign language maybe a good way to help her understand that the answer is no, as well as giving her a medium to...
A tantrum...what To Do?
Asked by G.M. from Austin
on July 5, 2010
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We have a 16 month old that is throwing tantrums, sometimes mild ones and lately the kind you need an Indian doctor to stop her! She goes red in the face and screams ...
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- My daughter's now married, employed, and has a master's degree, so I don't think I warped her. She used to have falling down, screaming fits when she was your daughte...
- Kids around this age throw tantrums. They almost all do. It is a natural stage in development. Because of this, most experts do not recommend punishing tantrums. I...
- What works the best for me is to just keep moving on to whatever it is we were about to do - going to bed, changing a diaper, taking a bath. I tell my daughter no scr...
Tantrums
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on July 15, 2008
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my daughter is 16months and throws horrible screaming fits when she doesnt get what she wants (like my cell phone). its gets to the point where if im at home i have to...
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- I am reading a book right now called The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp, M.D. I've only been reading a few days but so far it seems accurate. He compar...
- I really feel for you... but don't worry, ALL Moms go through this. It's not just you or your child. I have days when I just want to cry too. Your child is normal.....
- Hi J., My youngest is 19 mos. old and has been doing the same thing for months now. SHE gets so bad, she throws herself on the floor and screams and cries and tells...
Tantrums
Asked by J.B. from Springfield
on November 12, 2006
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I have a daughter who will be 2 next months and has recently started throwing huge tantrums that absolutely drive me nuts. She is speaking well and is perfectly capabl...
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- Hi J., I had this exact same thing with my daughter and I tried hard to be calm and handle it like a mature person but eventually it wore on me and I decided I had to...
- If you give the fit no attention at all it will end quickly....walk away and ignore her, into another room closeby if you can and she wont like not having an audience ...
- Sounds like the Terrible Twos to me. You're doing right to keep yourself calm. Eventually she will learn that she won't get her way with a tantrum. Until then, hang in...
