The start of what I hope is only a stage
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The start of what I hope is only a stage
| Tue, 02-08-2005 - 3:37pm |
Temper tantrums.
Oh joy, oh joy!
My dd is 21 months old, and for the last few days she has been flipping between a peaceful calm kid, to a screaming maniac...for no apparent reason. I have tried asking what's wrong, and she just sobs screaming no, no, no!!!
I have tried ignoring it (which is hard, because she is really loud) and she seems to taper off after a few minutes when she realizes it isn't working. Is there a better way to handle this? She only uses a few words, so if there IS something wrong, she isn't able yet to come out and say it.
Any btdt advise for a startled first timer!
Lesley

I am just talking from experience, but Andrew went through that stage at that age. Thank goodness he is no longer that way.
I think it is just a phase.
I hope she passes through it soon.
Lesely,
I think you hit the nail on the head. She has few words to communicate with you so she throws a temper hoping to get her way.
I would give her one chance and tell her that she needs to point to what she wants. If she still throws the tantrum though I would ignore it, no matter how loud it gets. My little one went through a horrible phase of tantrums. He could have eaisly gotten totally out of control. Dh and I always kept our cool and never gave into him no matter what...even in public. Trust me, it will make it a million times worse
Well mine is a few months older and things have not been to bad yet. She has lots of words but when she is mad or upset she will not use any of them. I do the ignore bit and she gets over it pretty quick. I tell her that when she acts like that I don't want to play with her and I go do something else near by. Then after a couple fo minutes I will come back to her and try a new activity and that usually works.
Good luck and it will pass onto something else at some point
Sarah and Maggie 10/24/02
Sarah
Thanks everyone,
I wasn't sure if I was doing the right thing. My dh was raised by VERY strict parents (who is to this day is afraid of them...(even though his mom is dead) he seemed to think I might be too lienient by not forcing her to stop screaming. I have explained to him that it is a phase, and the best thing is to ignore her, not to give her attention, and she will realize it's not working and stop...(I hope!!!)
I guess I needed reassurance that my dd isn't off her rocker, and this is normal!!
Thanks again,
Lesley