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Temper tantrums?

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My ten month old recently started throwing temper tantrums when she doesn't get her way.
I nanny at a house that isn't completely baby proofed, so I feel like I'm always taking her away from a place she shouldn't be, or taking things away from her. She will scream at the top of her lungs. It never lasts long, and I try to give her another toy when I'm taking things away from her, but I worry that she is too young to start throwing temper tantrums like that.
The baby I watch is two months younger than her, and doesn't get upset at all if I take something away from her, or move her when she's somewhere she shouldn't be.
Anyone else going through this or have any advice?
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Re: Temper tantrums?

  • aeh72aeh72 member
    I don't have any advice but wanted to say that around 10 months, my son started displaying similiar behavior when we took something away from him or moved him away from something unsafe. Usually, it's just an immediate cry like he's mad at us, but we can either distract him or he gets over it pretty quick and moves on to something else.  Lately, he's added lying flat out on the floor on his stomach, crying, and kicking his feet. Again, it passes pretty quick so we just let him do it (laugh to ourselves because it's kinda cute) and wait for him to get over it. I'm sure we won't be laughing as much when he gets older and really knows how to throw a tantrum.  Not looking forward to those (inevitable) days!
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  • DiveFrogDiveFrog member

    I think it just has to do with the temperment of a child when this kind of behavior starts and how strong it is. Some kids just don't care that much if you change things up on them...they are go with the flow laid back kind of babies. And then there are the strong willed or spirtited babies who have a mind of their own :)....warning they often grow into spritied toddlers that also have a mind of their own and throw awesome tantrums. I am already convinced DD will be this way.

    My 9month old DD is very similar to yours. She doesn't particularly mind if you change up her toys on her, or take something else away from her that she shouldn't have...but she gets very angry if you move her, or take her away from a place she wanted to be, or if she isn't getting what you are eating, or if her food is gone and she wants more of something I am not going to let her have more of. And definitely if she isn't being paid attention to when she wants it.

    I generally handle it the way you do with distraction or new activity...for now those work the best to stop things. I always try to talk to her and tell her what is happening/why things are the way they are in a calm voice. Not that she completely understands yet, but it gets me in a habit of doing so. That way when she does start to understand hopefully it won't be such a big fight. I keep it simple ..."No, X is not safe, you could hurt yourself. Let's play over here with Y", or "You finished all your bluberries. Good job, let's get cleaned up and play" when she wants more and I think she's had enough.

     

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  • meglette417meglette417 member
    My DS does the same and I have heard others with the same issue, hopefully a stage.
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