dose your child throw tentrum, what do u do?

India
October 5, 2007 3:37am CST
what do u do when u r child become angry and throw tantrum. tantrum is nothing but frustration of u r little one.if u scream on him he will b frustrated more and more. please tell me how do u handle the situation
1 response
• Canada
6 May 08
1st of all do not show your child that you are frustrated with him/her due to the tantrum, it will only encourage them to do it more. Ask the child in a calm voice if they are hungry or need a hug, sometimes they could be hungry or in need of love but unable to express themselves. If that doesn't work, then look around to make sure that he/she cannot get harmed by anything surrounding them. Then calmly say: "Let me know when you are finished, so we can have a talk and cuddle". Quietly turn your back to the child or find something to do that let's you ignore the tantrum but allows you to stay close in case of injury. If he/she falls a sleep during a tantrum, either carry to bed or tuck him/her in where they lie. As a single parent, my child has had a tantrum in the store but it ends quickly when I put her into the shopping cart then push it away from myself(but still within my reach), turn your back to the cart after making sure she cannot be harmed. People may look at you like your are a cruel parent, but they do not know your child; raise your chin with pride and carry thru with the ignore technique. Good Luck..