Stopping tantrums

Liz4444 · May 2013

What worked today... Raisinettes and Sponge Bob Squarepants. Yeah, I'm a stellar mom! I've hit the point of whatever works.

cantalopes24 · May 2013

Marshmallows are good at preventing meltdowns. Just throwing that out there. If you get the mini ones a serving is like two thirds a cup so its not too bad for them to have a handful. Lo thinks they're gum too so when we have gum she doesn't try to snatch it out of my mouth if she gets a couple "marsh".

HappyAardvark · May 2013

It's like a reverse hostage situation.

HappyAardvark · May 2013

And, fwiw, what worked today:
Asking if Wes wanted to go get the mail.
Telling him to go get a pouch out of his snack drawer in the kitchen.

missyishere · May 2013

HappyAardvark:
It's like a reverse hostage situation.

Perfect description.

Signing times and blueberries are usually my go-to negotiators.

Liz4444 · May 2013

HappyAardvark:
It's like a reverse hostage situation.

Li is definitely my captor and I will do whatever I have to to appease her.

Liz4444 · May 2013

missyishere:
HappyAardvark:
It's like a reverse hostage situation.
Perfect description.  
Signing times and blueberries are usually my go-to negotiators.

She is over blueberries. We are onto raspberries, but I forgot to pick them up at the market the other day.

HappyAardvark · May 2013

Liz4444:
missyishere:
HappyAardvark:
It's like a reverse hostage situation.
Perfect description.  
Signing times and blueberries are usually my go-to negotiators.

She is over blueberries. We are onto raspberries, but I forgot to pick them up at the market the other day.

there are these things called Banana Dippers by Dole... Frozen slices of banana covered in chocolate. Keeps Wes busy for a while.

missyishere · May 2013

Liz4444:
missyishere:
HappyAardvark:
It's like a reverse hostage situation.
Perfect description.  
Signing times and blueberries are usually my go-to negotiators.

She is over blueberries. We are onto raspberries, but I forgot to pick them up at the market the other day.

I love when she starts really liking something, so I buy a bunch of it, and then she decides she no longer likes it.

Liz4444 · May 2013

HappyAardvark:
Liz4444:
missyishere:
HappyAardvark:
It's like a reverse hostage situation.
Perfect description.  
Signing times and blueberries are usually my go-to negotiators.

She is over blueberries. We are onto raspberries, but I forgot to pick them up at the market the other day.
there are these things called Banana Dippers by Dole... Frozen slices of banana covered in chocolate. Keeps Wes busy for a while.

She hates cold things, other than ice cream. She won't touch a banana that has been in the refrigerator. She also hates having dirty hands, so she won't touch anything that has the possibility on melting on her. Such a diva!

sharksfan · May 2013

Cheesy hotdogs and nutter butters are the only things that work for Ronin. I'm a terrible mother

Liz4444 · May 2013

Cate1234:
Grapes are usually my goto weapons for tantrums, but we ran out yesterday.nbsp; We had to resort on Cars2 tonight.

Grapes are hit or miss. Some days it's all she'll eat, other days she won't even look at them. Pretzels or anything that has salt she can lick off seems to be her consistent go to, and olives and edamame.

Liz4444 · May 2013

sharksfan:
Cheesy hotdogs and nutter butters are the only things that work for Ronin. nbsp;I'm a terrible mother

Hot dogs are dinner pretty much every night around here.

Elsa1984 · May 2013

Shrek, Toy Story, a long nap, a long bath and lots of soup kept Gator busy long enough for me to do back to back loads of laundry from 8am until 9pm.

Fianschneid · May 2013

DD will throw a fit right through eating, even her favorite food.

We usually tell her to look out the window. We have a corner unit on the 2nd floor and she loves to watch the people, dogs and trucks go by. It distracts her for a few minutes, anyway.

wilsontl19191 · May 2013

Sitting at the bathroom sink and letting him play with the water. Of course, when we take him down, he throws another fit. Go figure.

Liz4444 · May 2013

Lopes, I just bought mini-marshmallows... she didn't like them.

cantalopes24 · May 2013

Liz4444:
Lopes, I just bought minimarshmallows... she didn't like them.

No! Who hates marshmallows??

LCass · May 2013

BrittAnnie19:
DH usually grabs her by the feet and swings her upside down. The head injuries she may get from that I'm sure are likely to be comparable to what happens when she throws herself to the ground so it's a win-win because at least she's smiling. I might have finally found a TV show she'll watch as well. She used to have no attention span to watch TV for even 5 minutes but she likes stuff from Animal Planet because she's obsessed with animals. Now that I've found that we may no longer have cable after we move in two days. FML.

Oooh, I hadn't thought of animal shows! We have a ton on Netflix and Lily is obsessed with animals. I've tried a bunch of kids' shows and she loses interest in them in about 1 minute flat. Word World lasted 5.

cantalopes24:
Liz4444:
Lopes, I just bought minimarshmallows... she didn't like them.
No! Who hates marshmallows??

DH hates marshmallows (except in hot chocolate) and it makes me sad because I love them and he thinks it's gross when I eat them.

Our go-to solution for tantrums is to show her herself in the mirror. My kid is vain and think she's awesome.

Want a personalized experience?

Stopping tantrums

Re: Stopping tantrums

Choose Another Board

Search Boards