Tantrums
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Mealtime Tantrums?
Asked by E.M. from Phoenix
on September 18, 2011
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My 4 year old son is having increasingly frequent tantrums around mealtime. It seems like they start with him being cranky because sitting down to eat has interrupted...
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- Set a 30 minute timer for dinner....when it goes off, he's done. Give him a bowl of cereal before bed if he's still hungry. This is a battle I've refused to engage...
- Is this at dinner time? MANY times, if a child is tired or over-tired... or dinner is too late... they get fussy and/or cannot eat, even if hungry. My kids are thi...
- What time are you feeding him. Its possible he is just not hungry at that point. Are you feeding him early? Also give him a small bit on his plate. If you give him ...
Bedtime Tantrums
Asked by S.F. from Minneapolis
on July 5, 2006
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Hello, my 16mo boy just started having tantrums at bedtime and I am at a loss. Any advice on how to avoid these? I thought perhaps it was overstimulation but it doesn'...
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- Hello S.: I raised five children, all are in their 30s now. I had a couple who had night time tantrums, plus a couple of grandkids that did the same thing. Here is wha...
- Do you have a bedtime routine. My son puts up a fight even though we have a routine. I put him to bed even if he's crying. If he's still crying in 10 minutes I go c...
- S., we found that a one-hour quiet time before bed usually helps. We read in the living room for half an hour, then take a longish "gentle" bath, then read bedtime sto...
Temper Tantrums
Asked by C.B. from Lake Charles
on August 27, 2010
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my daughter is 18 months old and is getting really good at throwing complete tantrums. I mean anywhere from screaming to stomping her feeting to banging her poor littl...
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- You have to firmly tell her to stop! Hold down her legs when she starts kicking and firmly tell her she will not be acting this way. Whatever you do, do not ask her to...
- Ignore, ignore, ignore. And walk away. She won't hurt herself. She'll be OK!
- It is not good for your daughter to let her have tantrums. Kids can express themselves much better when they are extinguished, and they aren't spending time in self i...
"Small Tantrums"
Asked by G.G. from Miami
on March 11, 2011
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I have an 11 1/2 month old daughter, who is now walking with/without support. With her new found independence to explore the living room, hallways, bedrooms, etc. She...
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- i say first try to completely ignore the tantrum, she is looking for attention and attention lets her know that her tantrum is okay. And if this doesnt work, DISCIPLIN...
- My kids have all done the same thing around that age. In fact, my youngest is almost 15 months, and is still doing it! I just give words to her feelings, and then le...
- When my girls began this behavior, I would put them in their crib saying a firm voice 'no tantrums', then walk out of the room (closing the door) for 2 mins. Then I w...
Tantrums--is This Normal?
Asked by L.C. from Chicago
on December 25, 2009
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I write to ask about
tantrums. My son, soon to be three, had a doosy tonight. He didn't have a nap. He was
overtired. It is Christmas Eve. Talk of Santa has been re...
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- HI L., I just read what you went though x-mas eve. My son just had a major meltdown-temper tantrum last night. I think it was from lack of sleep. I don't know because...
- you know the answer - you wrote it in your question - he was stressed, overtired and his routine was messed up - prime tantrum causing things even in kids as old as 10...
- A couple things to consider: First: dont' let him skip naps at all. If you are contimplating allowing him, think about how bad he can get later on. Secondly, go to...
Temper Tantrums
Asked by A.B. from Chicago
on November 20, 2009
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My almost six year old son throws temper tantrums like he is a two year old toddler. It is when he doesn't get his way or when he is too lazy to do something like brus...
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- Let me guess- middle child :) My 8 year old is the same way and I have noticed that it escalates when I get angry, too. So I have been having talks with him on contr...
- The best suggestion I have is to walk away. There is a really good book called Have a New Kid by Friday. In it the underlying theory is that if there is no audience th...
- I think it's fairly normal at his age to do this. My youngest (just turned 7) went through a similar phase and would throw tantrums. I was shocked to say the least. ...
Temper Tantrums
Asked by L.S. from Tampa
on March 28, 2008
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My four year old grandson has terrible tantrums when he doesn't get his way. I am afraid he is going to hurt himself. Timeout does not work and I don't have the patien...
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- Talk with his parents so that they can talk to him about his behavior. Maybe he shouldn't go to Grandma's unless he can behave and I'm sure he'll learn rather quickly...
- I have found that timeouts don't work in general given the fact that the goal of discipline is to help the child learn and all time outs do is make them feel rejected....
- Nothing you do will change his behavior unless his parents follow through and back it up. You might suggest to them ,a trip to his pediatricion as my grandaughter who ...
Terrible Tantrums
Asked by D.W. from Provo
on April 16, 2008
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My18 month old little boy Hunter is throwing awful tantrums. All he does all day is yell and scream. I don't know how much longer I can take this. I can't even take...
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- I strongly recommend you read a book by Tracy Hogg "The seacrets of the baby whisperer for toddlers". Awesome book that helped us a lot with our 20-months old daugther...
- We have a similar situation and unfortunately I think it's partly due to the age. I did recently receive an article (link below) and I think that we might try their s...
- Have you talked to your doctor about the tantrums. My son was like that and it wasn't a disipline issue it was a medical one. Just a thought.
Temper Tantrums
Asked by J.N. from Knoxville
on September 27, 2007
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My daughter is 2yrs and 3mo old and she has started throwing tantrums. She will kick and throw herself on the floor. I really just dont know what to do or how to res...
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- When my son did that I asked the dr about it. He said that was normal that they are 'feeling you out' to see what they could get away with. He told me that when they...
- This months parenting magazine has advice on discipling toddlers and asks this very question. Their advice was to try making animal sounds ( such as mooing, meowing, o...
- My son is going through this right now. The best thing I have found is by ignoring because he is not getting the attention that he is trying to get by throwing the ta...
Temper Tantrums
Asked by K.S. from Hattiesburg
on February 20, 2007
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My little one is almost 18-months-old and she throws temper tantrums. They tell you to just ignore them and not to make too big of a deal about it but it's hard. Whe...
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- Hi K.. Iam a mom of a 22 month old. And i am also 24! And i hate to tell u this but it only gets worse. We have always tried to teach our son discipline and to let him...
- Hi K.! I am a 21 year old work from home mommy of an 18 month old as well, and I am in the very same boat. When mine doesnt get her way she kicks, screams, and even ba...
- What do you mean she STILL throws them? This is just the beginning. It is a phase and normally will get worse before it gets better. They normally start to outgrow it ...
