Ignore the tantrum.

gholt121 wrote:Ignore the tantrum.

+1

Works like a champ. Without an audience, the tantrum is over in no time.

Slap some sense into them!

Reading it in black and white... I come to realize I'm a terrible parent... I usually resort to the last two. >.<

Give him/her a time out

Cull the brood, so you only have good children.

I spent a couple thousand $$ child-proofing my home, and the little b**tards STILL get back in.

squeeze arm until they cry like a small child

All of the above?

Duct Tape. Did you hear something? Not enough tape...

I grew up old school, a temper tantrum was a good way to get sent to your room and not want to sit down for a good 10-15 minutes. Now days we have to use tee ball rules with children and we wonder why crime goes up.

duck tape

A pop to the backside. BTW, while anger is expected and somewhat ignored the backside thing has really put the breaks on tantrums. Next time you are out in public and you see one throwing a fit and continues no matter what mom and dad say or do, that is one from a household that does not used the backside method and the rules of play are dictated from the child up and not the parent down.

My granddaughter (2) tried a tantrum a few days back. I waited a while and asked, "Are you done yet?". She looked at me and said "yes" and we went to do something else.

Ignore it. When their behavior doesn't work, it usually stops.

Ignore. When they are ready to speak and act kindly, I'm ready to listen.

Ignore.

Send the child to sit on the stairs until the tantrum is over, then talk about it.

It's ingrained in my kids now, and even the 14yo will still do it, even though I can't physically put her there now.

My kid has his faults, but has never thrown a temper tantrum.

Exactly.

Tazer.

Fortunately, we don't own one. I just daydream of that tazer instead of paying attention to my tantrum throwing child until the child is done.

Time out in the corner. When calm discuss why they went into time out.

Sending to room shouldn't be a punishment. That is where you want them to play and sleep. They should feel comfortable.

Spank the crap out of the little devil and then ignore him. My brother's kids are awful because they do that timeout for how ever many years they have minute thing or just give in. They are great around me because they know its not worth it. Funny thing is they love spending time with me

gooseygoose wrote: My brother's kids are awful because they do that timeout for how ever many years they have minute thing or just give in.

I dunno, but that sounds pretty harsh. Giving a three year old kid a timeout of 1576800 years seems pretty excessive, regardless of how much he acted up.

You have to find out the purpose of the tantrums. if it's for attention: ignore it. if it's because they don't want to do something: make them do it. if it's because they want something and can't have it: they don't get it. Take the purpose away and the behavior goes away when it doesn't work. This is not my opinion it is true. I could go on for a long time. I'm a behavior specialist. Also its very sax the number of people that feel violence is the answers. Just because it might work doesn't mean its right.

When my youngest son was three, he threw a massive tantrum in the middle of a mall. I got down on the floor beside him and started pitching a fit along with him. He stopped almost instantly and stared at me. I told him, "Looks kinda silly, doesn't it?" He said, "Yeah is does." That was the last tantrum he ever pitched.

The only way to stop temper tantrums is to ignore them when they are in the toddler phase. They will stop doing them if they don't work. BTW. Those temper tantrums you see in public could be because the child has a disability like autism. Children with autism act out when they get overwhelmed. You do not spake these children for acting out. You try to teach them coping skills. The more upset you get the more overwhelmed the child gets. I know because my nephew has autism, and my sister has to deal with critical looks and stares all of the time. They avoid going anywhere in public now, which is sad and detrimental to my nephew's ability to learn how to cope with issues in public. So, think before you judge. The scene isn't always what you think it is.

charliecarroll wrote:A pop to the backside. BTW, while anger is expected and somewhat ignored the backside thing has really put the breaks on tantrums. Next time you are out in public and you see one throwing a fit and continues no matter what mom and dad say or do, that is one from a household that does not used the backside method and the rules of play are dictated from the child up and not the parent down.

Whack their butt, so they'll at least have a reason for pitching a fit.

My parents used time-outs and they worked. I was also a fairly mild-mannered child, though, because of the overall atmosphere they created for me. If you show love and respect to a developing mind, you will teach it through example and your children will have such qualities.

Children should be taught to have a problem with physical harm being done to them for any reason, not expect it as retribution while they're still learning your versions of "good" and "bad". Vengeance begets vengeance. Expect it in return later on. Beating those who can't fight back and whose minds aren't completely developed yet is pathetic.

Ever wonder why parents don't spank their children after they've gotten to a certain age? It sure as hell isn't because the kids stop doing things the parents think are wrong. It's because they develop the mass, ability, and understanding that when someone is physically hurting you, it's okay to defend yourself by incapacitating the other person. Not so fun to hit someone once they can hit back just as hard, is it?

I love the absurdity of pointing and laughing at someone throwing a tantrum. That takes a special level of DGAF. (I don't have children and am commenting purely from an entertainment perspective.)

Look him in the eye's (he's only 1) and say "No" in a firm tone. Then if the tantrum continues I will put him in time out. If he ever hits anyone or does anything that could cause himself (or others) harm I pop him on his hand.

Ignoring works sometimes, but I prefer to explain in long and excruciating detail why the current condition is occurring. I also insist upon modulated voice tones to be recognized and understood. It usually results in sand in the tantrum.

Ir is important to recognize the moment of better behaviour and reward that with attention.

What sort of world do we live in where spanking a disobedient child is so politically incorrect that it isn't even considered as a choice (relegated to "other" in this case)?

Proverbs 13:24