Topic: tantrums
fifi888's photo
Tue 04/01/14 07:23 PM
how do single mothers deal with tantrums??? going crazy :-(

sparkyae5's photo
Tue 04/01/14 07:36 PM
tantrums are a power play---never allow that behavior--- ''we use on others what works on us'' has someone thats around them lost there cool ????? family,friends,or yourself even ???????

Crys876's photo
Tue 04/01/14 07:53 PM
I have a 2 YO. He drives me crazy with his tantrums too. Its nothing easy

fifi888's photo
Tue 04/01/14 07:55 PM
how do you deal with it? tips??

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Wed 04/02/14 02:56 AM
Edited by realcarebear on Wed 04/02/14 03:04 AM
Just don't give in. Never ever reward a tantrum. My little one throws them a lot. I try and give him options especially out in public. Either you can continue to act up and we leave here or you can act right and stay. I always follow thru on the leaving thing.
oh lordy my youngest would have me in tears. Someone on here told me not to let them get to me. Dont let them see your reaction and for sure dont reward or bargain. I put my poker face on and stuck to my guns. Just know it does get better. Hang in thereflowerforyou

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Wed 04/02/14 01:52 PM
My little throws fits over things that are super impossible like he wants to be tiny so he can go down the drain. Yep that's right he wants to go down the drain!!! He will scream and cry and there's no talking to him. Then his brother waits until I finally get him calm and brings it up again! This is my life...:smile:

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Wed 04/02/14 08:23 PM

how do single mothers deal with tantrums??? going crazy :-(


bribery works well

Crys876's photo
Wed 04/02/14 08:36 PM

how do you deal with it? tips??


he can either throw his tantrum while i ignore him or he can calm down and get my attention. sometimes he grabs me when i ignore him but he has to eventually calm down.....oh and if he gets really out of hand he'll get slapped.

fifi888's photo
Wed 04/02/14 11:25 PM
my boy is 2 years old. he throws a huge tantrum if his car does not move the way he wants to, or the wheels come off. the tiniest things just tick him off. i ignore him sometimes but yoh its like its getting worse. the other night he woke up around 10 pm and requested for bread. i asked if i should put spread on it and he agreed. when i handed him the bread, am sure the whole neighbourhood woke up. he cried for 2 hours refusing everything i offer him.

thank you for for advice. will try it out!!!

fifi888's photo
Wed 04/02/14 11:25 PM
my boy is 2 years old. he throws a huge tantrum if his car does not move the way he wants to, or the wheels come off. the tiniest things just tick him off. i ignore him sometimes but yoh its like its getting worse. the other night he woke up around 10 pm and requested for bread. i asked if i should put spread on it and he agreed. when i handed him the bread, am sure the whole neighbourhood woke up. he cried for 2 hours refusing everything i offer him.

thank you for for advice. will try it out!!!

teebee79's photo
Thu 04/03/14 12:51 PM
When my children were little... only 1 ever had a tantrum, that one time.

I stopped everything I was doing...scooped her up... stood her outside and let her finish her tantrum.

Then, I said" You good. You got that out of your system. Don't you ever act a fool in my presence again. I said No. After this act out, you will get NOTHING from this store"

I followed through with everything I told my children.. I never threatened... I did it.

It teaches them that you mean what you say... and say what you mean.

I was a 23yrold girl, with 3 kids... I had to get control quickly.

Crys876's photo
Sat 04/05/14 10:03 AM



I followed through with everything I told my children.. I never threatened... I did it.

It teaches them that you mean what you say... and say what you mean.

helz. ya.



if only my son would let that be a bother. i dont think he cried for attention because he gets a lot i think hes just too damned stubborn.

we went to the supermarket and he wanted to be in my hands i told him no and he got into a fit....i told him bye and walked away, he walked off in the other direction.

Crys876's photo
Sat 04/05/14 10:16 AM





I followed through with everything I told my children.. I never threatened... I did it.

It teaches them that you mean what you say... and say what you mean.

helz. ya.



if only my son would let that be a bother. i dont think he cried for attention because he gets a lot i think hes just too damned stubborn.

we went to the supermarket and he wanted to be in my hands i told him no and he got into a fit....i told him bye and walked away, he walked off in the other direction.
lots of parents fall into that trap. Never bluff. you cant tell him 'bye'. You CAN tell him, you will follow my directions or you will lose 'whatever he likes' like computer time, cheerios, whatever.

You can be in my hands when we get home or tell him when he can have that if he cant now. Now you have to sit in the cart because I cant trust you to stay with me.

Love withdrawal should never be a consequence, or abandonment.



great advice im gonna try that one

no1phD's photo
Sat 04/05/14 10:22 AM
.. I don't want to talk about this.. I just don't.. no and you can't make me.
. what's that.
. no I'm not going to sit in the corner.
you have to catch me first.
. but your old and slow.
. Nana Nana boo boo..
. no make me.
. you touch me I'm calling somebody.
. I will scream.
. And then the neighbors are going to think you're beating me..
.haha.

Crys876's photo
Sat 04/05/14 10:28 AM




great advice im gonna try that one

Awesome! I hope it helps you. Its amazing the clarity that comes, when you no longer have sleep deprivation...ie: when your kids are grown.


hes only 2 and im anxiously awaiting the day slaphead

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Sat 04/05/14 10:32 AM

.. I don't want to talk about this.. I just don't.. no and you can't make me.
. what's that.
. no I'm not going to sit in the corner.
you have to catch me first.
. but your old and slow.
. Nana Nana boo boo..
. no make me.
. you touch me I'm calling somebody.
. I will scream.
. And then the neighbors are going to think you're beating me..
.haha.


now Phd (rcb climbs up on a chair to get on his level) you can either calm down, use your inside voice and be patient then we will go for ice cream or you can continue with your tantrum and I will leave you here crying and drive off in your truck!

Jtevans's photo
Sun 04/06/14 12:47 AM
when i was a kid and threw a tantrum,my mom would ask

"you want me to take you outside?"

my thought was

"no ma'am,because outside there are no witnesses"


it fixed my tantrums.....

Crys876's photo
Sun 04/06/14 04:30 PM






great advice im gonna try that one

Awesome! I hope it helps you. Its amazing the clarity that comes, when you no longer have sleep deprivation...ie: when your kids are grown.


hes only 2 and im anxiously awaiting the day slaphead
I hear ya. Youve only got 8 years to go. Then they start sleeping in on saturday! Woo hooooooo!


Counting down the days lol

blra's photo
Sat 05/10/14 05:02 PM
when my almost 2 year old throws himself on the floor I ignore him and tell his sister to leave him be he's not happy I walk into a different room and let him throw his fit all by himself it seems to work almost immediately what he's looking for is the attention