NPR story on tantrums

victoria1212

While driving to drop DD off this morning, this story about tantrums was on NPR.

When they played one piece of a screaming kid, DD says, 'what is wrong? who is screaming?'

Interesting study.

 

mcatmay

Cool article. Will internalize some of that for the inevitable tantrums when the girl grows up ;-)

 

Gigs2000

Thanks for posting...I sent this to my husband too, since our 3 year-old has turned into a tantrum throwing expert in the last couple of weeks!

Sofka

Gigs2000:

Thanks for posting...I sent this to my husband too, since our 3 year-old has turned into a tantrum throwing expert in the last couple of weeks!

yea, what's up w/ that?? I guess the "tumulous 3s" really are worse than the "terrible 2s"

oh joy, we'll be going thru both at the same time

tracy042206

Sofka:

Gigs2000:

Thanks for posting...I sent this to my husband too, since our 3 year-old has turned into a tantrum throwing expert in the last couple of weeks!

yea, what's up w/ that?? I guess the "tumulous 3s" really are worse than the "terrible 2s"

oh joy, we'll be going thru both at the same time

 

I remember thinking that 3 is 2 with intent.  They really master the art of screaming and it is even more frustrating because they seem so sane the rest of the time.

Gigs2000

Thanks for reminding me I'm not the only one going through this.   I seriously think his head is going to start spinning around and he's going to vomit split-pea soup sometimes.

For the past week, we are going to battle every morning about what he's going to wear...I thought boys weren't supposed to care!  He only wants to wear "Christmas" right now, so I've taken to telling him things like his red-striped shirt is a candy cane shirt.  Not that he's buying it, hence the tantrum.  Ugh. 

Sofka, yeah we'll be going through this together again in another 18 months.  yippee.