Temper Tantrums! - Cleveland,OH

Is she over-tired?
Does she nap?
If not, over-tired 2 year olds, get much more... fussy and like this.

Girls, are emotional.

This is a hard age.
They don't even have fully developed 'emotions' yet nor the understanding for the precise or abstract connotations of it.

And at this age, they dont' even know how to make proper conversation or how to say things. It is taught.
These are not 'automatic' or instinctual skills.
It is learned and taught, to them.

You teach her: the names for feelings, how to say it, that she can say it, and to tell you with her words.
I taught my kids that at 2 years old.
They in time, will get more articulate about it.

At that age, my daughter got like that when she was hungry or tired.
Or hungry AND tired at the same time.

Completely normal and it will pass , ignoring her is the only way to deal with it. 2 yr old girls is a very trying time , and then they turn 3 and that is even worse!!

My son use to do the same thing when he was 1 years old. But he only had tantrums when he didn't get his way or if we told him that he could not have something. He would bold up his fist and scream and then fall to the floor. This was my first child so I didn't know what to do. I ask his doctor for some advice. His doctor told me to ignore him. He told me that when my son fell to the floor to just step over him and keep walking. He just told me to make sure we were not somewhere where my son could hurt himself. So I took the doctors advice and after doing that a couple of times it worked. By the time he was two he had stopped. He is five now. So maybe you could try the same thing and see how it goes

Yep, normal. Depending on how bad the tantrum is, we either do time- outs in the corner (with a hug and kiss afterwards) or I will hold him in a way so that he can't kick or hit me. This usually helps him calm down faster. I sit on the floor and hold him on my lap facing away from me.

Part of the tantrums sounds to me like she might be getting molars. My little one usually only hits and kicks with his tantrums when he is hurting or not feeling well. Keep reminding yourself that this will eventually pass, even though it's hard to contemplate!

tired.\
and if your neighbors have kids their in their homes drinking a beer saying "i'm glad its not us this time"

I always put them in another room and just walk away.

My son is 2 1/2 and is so challenging. I keep telling myself it is the age. I hope I am right. I am always so surprised at how someone so tiny can cause me so much heartache. By the end of the day I want to cry. He isn't like this all the time but I know when he is hungry, tired, or for no reason he can get that way.

He will sometimes wake up in the morning, singing and happy and then start crying for 30 minutes.

It is going to pass, right?

My 2 1/2 year old son has been doing this more and more also. I generally make sure he is safe and then walk away. It' usually when he doesn't get what he wants, he's tired, or hungry. I try to pick my battles - don't argue if he wants to pick his own clothes out, but I do argue if it is something that will harm him, etc. Just yesterday I walked away and within minutes he came to me and did exactly what he was supposed to do in the first place. Hang in there, we will get through this trying time together. Each stage has its own challenges, doesn't it? ;)