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February 2012 Moms
btartaroind
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Temper Tantrums Already??
btartaroind
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Come on man... I thought he would at least be halfway to two before temper tantrums started 
Naturally he has always whined if I take something away from him but not in a tantrum kind of way... I just give him something else and he's fine.
Well, DS doesn't fully walk yet, he still holds onto my finger most of the time. He ALWAYS wants to go outside, but sometimes we can't. If I try to divert him away from the door, he throws himself on his knees, thrashes his body, and starts screaming and crying. He is not easy to distract afterwards either. What happened to my happy baby???
I did some research and apparently it is normal at this age since they can't voice what they want and don't understand why you are saying no, but I really wasn't expecting it. Anyone else's baby, *ahem toddler*, throwing temper tantrums?
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Re: Temper Tantrums Already??
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DS has a freaking temper and a 'tude on him as well. If you take something off of him, remove him from somewhere he shouldn't be, or DAAARE to say "no", he can go OFF. I am dealing with it by very calmly stating "no, E, we mustn't touch that"... over and over about 500 times, and when he flips out, I again, very calmly tell him "no, not ok."
it's driving me batty, but I guess this is where the attitude teaching begins
Yep. Last night he hit me when I tried to give him banana, he wanted blueberries. They were both on his tray, he was refusing to feed himself so I was indulging him. I told him no and went back to eating. He screamed and I ignored it, he was putting his face on his tray, laying sideways, really pathetic...and he would stop to put food in his mouth, check to see if I was watching, then resume.
I took pictures and DD and I continued our conversation, he eventually stopped.
Yes! This is a huge issue for me. There is a floor lamp in our playroom that he constantly wants to knock over. I always say "no" very firmly when he starts to play with it, but he keeps doing it while looking at me. I honestly think that he thinks it is some sort of game because he will smile when he does it. If I go to move him away from there he giggles like I am "going to get him."
So when can we use reasoning and have them actually understand?? Who knows. Discipline is very hard at this age.
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Not sure I'd call it a full tantrum yet be she has been getting her body involved along with a different cry when things aren't going her way. It just started this week. I just ignore it.
Oh yes. OMG it's crazy it's like the tantrum switch flipped on.
I have tried using stern voice but I think he's so use to me yelling at him he doesn't pay attention. But if I use my dog voice (high pitched squeaky sound) he looks at me and pays attention.
I swear having a dog was pretty good training for a baby!
Emma threw a gnarly tantrum yesterday. I wouldn't let her play by the stairs. We have a gate, but they're a winding stair case and the top is surrounded by cast iron bars and she likes to sit and let her legs dangle. It gives me a heart attack every time. I kept grabbing her and walking away and finally I blocked off that part of the house with a big chair, and when she figured out that she couldn't go over there she started screaming and walked over to me. I put my arms out to pick her up and she screamed louder as she hit my hands. I was in shock. I kept trying to talk to her but every time I started talking she would scream louder. Oh boy. So finally I grabbed her and sat her down and let her cry. I just walked away. She eventually stopped.
I dread the day she does this in public.
Happiest Toddler on the Block! There's even a dvd if you don't want to read it.
We've been having tantrums for about a month as well, but after implementing Happiest Toddler we're seeing a lot of improvement. He focuses on acknowledging their feelings first and then redirecting them. We were skeptical because it kind of makes you sound like a moron, but it's definitely helping. Our tantrum length has decreased significantly.
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