What methods helped you and your babys temper tantrums?
November 26th, 2008 by adminMy baby just turned one. Today she had a big temper tantrum. She doesn't sleep well, as she is always getting up and moving around in bed. She woke up after a short nap when it started. So, now that she is calm with her mother. I'm looking to arm myself with some good advise for the next time it occurs, as I understand that this second year could be full of them.
the terrible two's weren't so bad for my daughter. YOu dont' need to expect bad times ahead. I found that everytime she went through an independence streak, she would give attitude. She was very prone to temper tantrums, guilt trips, or whatever form of drama she thought may work. She is now 7 and that is all pretty much susided. When she tried the all out temper fit thing, I would just make sure she was safe (when they freak out like that they can really hurt themselves) and I would walk away. If she would grab my pant leg and I ended up dragging her with every step, I would walk to the bathroom and detach her and lock myself in there. I never said a word. I never showed that the screaming hurt my ears or drove me nuts. I stayed calm and when she was done I would turn to her and say "OH, are you done? Good, lets make those popsicles now" (or something really fun that I pretended that I had planned to do before her tantrum). The distraction works really well, and enforces the good attitude. The tantrums became shorted and shorter. The important thing for me was to detacth myself emotionally. If she wanted to act like that, that is really HER problem, not mine. That was the hardest.
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November 27th, 2008 at 3:04 am
the terrible two's weren't so bad for my daughter. YOu dont' need to expect bad times ahead. I found that everytime she went through an independence streak, she would give attitude. She was very prone to temper tantrums, guilt trips, or whatever form of drama she thought may work. She is now 7 and that is all pretty much susided. When she tried the all out temper fit thing, I would just make sure she was safe (when they freak out like that they can really hurt themselves) and I would walk away. If she would grab my pant leg and I ended up dragging her with every step, I would walk to the bathroom and detach her and lock myself in there. I never said a word. I never showed that the screaming hurt my ears or drove me nuts. I stayed calm and when she was done I would turn to her and say "OH, are you done? Good, lets make those popsicles now" (or something really fun that I pretended that I had planned to do before her tantrum). The distraction works really well, and enforces the good attitude. The tantrums became shorted and shorter. The important thing for me was to detacth myself emotionally. If she wanted to act like that, that is really HER problem, not mine. That was the hardest.
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November 27th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Try any tactics you hear from other parents first, and if none of them seem to work, or ESPECIALLY when you feel yourself becoming more and more angry, it's best to put the screaming child into his/her crib and let them cry it out. They will generally fall asleep after several minutes. It may sound cruel, but crying and screaming won't hurt your child, where becoming inpatient and lashing back at the child is not good for them!
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November 27th, 2008 at 3:56 am
breastfeeding my daughter soothed temper tantrums!!!
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