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Friday, February 20, 2009
Tantrums
Ok can I just vent for a minute? Lately Tristan has been throwing these tantrums for no apparent reason at all and when I ask him what is wrong he just gets louder and screams at the top of his lungs and lies on the floor crying and screaming. I have just gotten so sick of them lately that I just ignore them, but sometimes it is so darn hard to do that when I am trying to get things done and all he does is scream and cry as loud as he can. Here are some examples of what happens. One afternoon I go and get him from his nap and usually he wants to get down and start playing with his toys but the minute I put him down he is screaming for no apparent reason and says he wants a cracker and I get him a cracker and then he screams no that he doesn't that and throws himself on the floor and stiffens himself up. Then tonight he said he was done with his food but I put it on the table instead of the high chair in case he really wasn't done and he see's that it is there and gets up to the table, takes a drink of his milk and maybe another bite and then gets down, throws himself on the floor and starts screaming and crying again! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with these tantrums? PLease tell me this is just a small phase and he will out grow it. Also does your 2 year old throw there food and sippy cups when they are done eating or when they don't want what they are eating? I am getting really tired of it, exspecially when he breaks one of my good plates. If you have any advice I would LOVE to hear it! Thanks for listening and I hope you all are having a GREAT week!
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Okay Stacers - now I'm not a mom, but I do know that Ana's 1 year old throws her cup a lot and when she's done eating she sticks food next to her in her high chair. I'm not sure why, but it seems to be pretty normal behavior. Also, I talked to my mom about tantrums and she said that we really weren't very bad, but when we had tantrums she would sit us in time out. She said that when we were that little she would sit in time out with us and hold us there if she had to. IDK if that will work for you or if it's something you've tried, but I thought I'd let you know.
That is all too familiar to me! When Penny throws her tantrums at home she has to stand in the corner for two minutes. It took a few times of me holding her in the corner before she understood the punishment, but now she know exactly what I mean when I say "time out"! Afterwards she calms down and we can move on with the day. When in public I just let her scream it out with me ignoring her and usually in five minutes or less she is just fine, annoying yes, but the only thing that works for us! As for throwing the food and plates......Penny does the same thing from time to time. I just went to walmart and bought a couple of plastic kid plates and bowls and then I don't have to worry about her breaking anything. When she does toss her plate I say "your done" and then she isn't allowed anymore food. So far it seems to work pretty well! Hope it might help you!
i know you have mentioned that when you slap his hand or spank him , it doesnt phase him, but do it hard enough where it hurts and do it all the time he will stop, and i like the time out, ive started doing it, but you have to stay consistant on it, kaneesa kept getting out of time out, it took me about 24 times of putting her back in time out before she finally stayed in time out, now she stays, good luck! just find a displine that you are comfortable with and stay consistant with it, thats the important part!
Your stories sound very familiar. All of the above has happened many times at my house! It is a 2 year old thing I guess. When Kasen is screaming and throwing tantrums I try to redirect his attention by singing a funny song or trying to be silly. Sometimes he gets even more upset and if ignoring him for a couple minutes does not work I put him in his room and tell him when he is ready to be happy he can come out. Tantrums are so frustrating. I hope this helped. I am still trying to figure it out. It must be very hard to be 2!
I'm a believer in spanking kids and so I didn't allow them to through tantrums. I spanked them and all it takes is one or two good ones and you tell them no they do not throw a fit and they do not throw their food and they stop. I never had to deal with tantrums because of spankings. Everyone believes differently though and so I guess it is up to what you believe. If you don't believe in them though you will continue to get tantrums. I guarantee it works and your kids still love you and they will respect you.
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