Poll: how do you handle tanrums

how do you handle tanrums

Options:

ignore them, they can't cry forever. . right?

time out

talke camly and try to find a way to relax them

spanking them

remove them from the situation. .

all of the above. . whatever works!

Results:

ignore them, they can't cry forever. . right?

21%

time out

talke camly and try to find a way to relax them

12%

spanking them

remove them from the situation. .

12%

all of the above. . whatever works!

44%

Total votes: 34

Created by Jamie

Posted on 02/03/2009 11:46 AM

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Comments:

time outs have been working for us - our son is almost 2 1/2

posted by on 02/04/2009 12:49 PM

Counting down from 3 to 1 instead of counting up . When I get to one, my kids no they have no more time to act and a consequence will happen. It really works.

posted by Rachel on 02/09/2009 03:25 AM

start out with talking to him then if that doesn't work I move him away from where he is and if that doesn't work(depending on why) he will either get a slight pop on the butt or ignored...timeouts don't quite work yet but I try those too...it depends on why as to what I do

posted by Amers on 02/11/2009 11:52 AM

We try to talk to them and calm them but if that doesn't work we remove them from the situation and since my daughter is into the terrible two's slightly early, she has fits and won't stop screeming if she doesn't get her way so if the other two option's don't work we let her scream. We stay in the room with her to make sure she does't throw her self into something that will harm her during her throw herself around temper tantrums but we try to ignore her or start a calm conversation with each other so she knows that no one is listening to her screem so what is the point of doing it. This works for us so far she stops and is on to doing something else within two minutes. She is too young for times outs, but may soon be ready, our son is way too young since he is only 11 mo's.

posted by Heather on 02/12/2009 02:55 PM

I just ignore them. Tantrums are about getting attention so if you don't give them the attention they are seeking, they don't usually last long. If it is disruptive to other members of the household, I move the tantruming child to another room to finish where they aren't disturbing others.

posted by Indigo Ottyr on 03/12/2009 12:20 AM

My son is still a baby, so I haven't started discipline with him yet. When I have babysat in the past though, I have found that time outs and ignoring them helps most. The last boy I babysat would throw himself on the floor and wine, peeking at me periodically. I refused to look at him until he started behaving. He learned pretty quickly. If he was being really bratty he got a time out.

posted by Silver on 01/14/2011 06:00 PM

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