When you see a kid having a temper tantrum what do you think of the parents?
August 5th, 2009 by adminDo you think "wow they are a bad parent" or "I feel so sorry them."
I guess it depends more on how they react to the tantrum. If they stand there yelling at the child telling them to stop it, I think yeah that’s bad parenting. If they give in to the child and give them what they want, yes that is bad parenting and will only encourage future tantrums. If they are picking the child up to take them home, they are dealing with it well. If they are ignoring the tantrum and not reacting to it at all that is possibly one of the best things they can do to prevent future trantrums.
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August 5th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Most kids will go through a phase of having some temper tantrums no matter how wonderful the parents are. When I see a child having a temper tantrum I think the kids are going through a normal developmental stage.
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am
wel it depends how long the tantrum has been going on, if the child is lying on the floor screaming i think gosh that kid much be awful
but if there in a buggy and there just crying a bit and calling for there parent and they arnt even being like im here etc or handing them a toy its a bit like your a bad parent
kids get very bored in buggys walking around stores so the least they could do is hand them a stuffed toy and talk to them occasionaly
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:57 am
i feel sorry for them. if your a parent you know that sometimes temper tantrums are unpreventable
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August 5th, 2009 at 11:38 am
I think nothing of it.
Many kids go through this phase.
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August 5th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I don’t think anything about the parents.
Kids have tantrums for so many reasons, it would be foolish to judge the parents.
All the best.
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August 5th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
The kid needs a nap or something to eat. Seriously it is not on the parent sometimes children find it really hard to deal with the situation around them. I notice a lot that my kids have a harder time out in public then at home. Kids will be kids regardless. You got to love the little buggers no matter what with the good and the bad.
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August 5th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
i use to think that. i also was one of those people that would say my child would never act like that. boy was i wrong. i think at some point every child will have a melt-down. and i sympathize with these parents because my own child has acted out before in public. it doesn’t mean you are a bad parent.
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August 5th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
its not really a tantrum that makes me feel in any way like you know but its when they start swearing because i was in a mall the other i saw this kid 7 tops and he was shouting mum for fuck sake i want the fucking toy whatever it was and was like sheesh bad parents
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August 5th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I guess it depends more on how they react to the tantrum. If they stand there yelling at the child telling them to stop it, I think yeah that’s bad parenting. If they give in to the child and give them what they want, yes that is bad parenting and will only encourage future tantrums. If they are picking the child up to take them home, they are dealing with it well. If they are ignoring the tantrum and not reacting to it at all that is possibly one of the best things they can do to prevent future trantrums.
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August 5th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I am going to respond so different than all the others - but that’s because I have a special needs child.
I don’t think anything - good or bad. I wonder if the child has a disability that provoked it. That often happens for no reason. Call it meltdown.
If anything, I’d wonder if there were anything I could do. For instance, my son would do anything to make someone else pleased. That being the case I’d wonder if I asked if I could help if maybe I could.
Just a different kind of answer.
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August 5th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
"Poor people. We’ve all been through it."
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August 5th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Just today I saw a father carrying his screaming three year-old out of target. He was as calm as he could be. I thought, "What good parenting. The dad is dealing with the tantrum without loosing it himself." Every kid has tantrums.
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August 5th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I think "stay strong, don’t give in!"
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August 5th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
I think "i’ve been thorugh that" or " i’m glad Cohen’s not doing that right now" knock on wood. i have a 2 year old and msot of them throw tantrums. anyone who thinks kids shouldn’t or don’t hasn’t raised any
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August 5th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
I feel so sorry for them. Its so embarrasing to have your child screaming in public.
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I have five little cousins all under the age of 10
August 5th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
One of the biggest mistakes parents make is to try to help their child “work through” their tantrum. Behaviors associated with tantrums should not be acceptable to you or your family. As adults, we would not sit back and accept a person screaming, swearing, or throwing things at us, so we should not accept this from our children either. Children need to learn early on that when this behavior starts, they will be isolated from the rest of the family until they find more appropriate ways to act. When your child is done with their tantrum they may feel embarrassed or sad. This is a good time to talk about why their behavior was wrong and also ways to do better in the future. A lot of love, patience, and hugs can go a long way at this point.
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http://www.empoweringparents.com/Stopping-a-temper-tantrum.php