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| Hello! I'm Nichole. I'm a mother of two boys. Camden who is 2 and a half and Brody who is almost 1 and a half and if you can believe I'm stressed out, hahaha. It's not so much as Brody that tires me out it's that Camden acts every bit of his age and gives me quite a run for my money. I've never seen a child who looks to get into so much mischief. I can't just sit down for 10 minutes without him getting into something. He's a very spoiled boy, I won't lie. When he was a baby it was just easier to give him everything he wanted when he wanted it. I'm surely kicking myself in the behind now. I wonder does it ever get any better? What can I do to stop the tantrums and the hitting and the kicking and the throwing things? Timeouts just aren't working and I'm to the point now that I'm beyond stressed so I just keep yelling and then I feel awful about yelling. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME! |
| Posted by Nichole on 10/10/2008 10:49 AM
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Sounds like you have your hands full. I'm a new mom but I have worked with young children for years, so I'll see if I can scrape up some helpful advise for you.
In my experience, most 1 and a half year olds throw tantrums and anything else they can get their hands on and its all just part of growing up. But, if he is acting out and the result is you yelling, he may just be acting out for attention. Children desire attention from their parents, that's natural, and even if the form of individual attention Camden gets is you yelling, he'll still desire it instead of avoiding it. Maybe before he gets you to your boiling point you can try to give him some one on one time. Take him with you to sit down and read him a story or put a movie on. He may still act out a little, but the positive attention will reinforce him more than the negative attention (yelling).
I hope my advise helps you at least a little and that you find those ten minutes to yourself that you're looking for.
Take care,
Crystal |
| posted by Crystal on 10/10/2008 12:24 PM
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Hi Nichole, When my grandson started trying to throw his fits we would all just leave the room and ignore him. When he see's it doesn't work he'll get tired and quit. He will still try it for awhile but you keep leaving the room and ignore him.
Another thing you might try is to take him outside and go for a long walk, sometimes just a change in atmosphere and scenery might help. You could take your baby in the stroller and let Camden walk run or play. It might calm your nerves as well. If you don't have a good place to walk then just sit outside in a lawn chair and let them play a bit.
Hope this helps.
Roxanne |
| posted by Roxanne on 10/10/2008 01:01 PM
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| well, im glad to see im not the only one... the first answer seems like a really good idea. |
| posted by jaimi on 10/14/2008 09:28 PM
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I have a 1 1/2 year old he cant talk yet but it sure as hell seems like it. He screams when he wants something and now hes starting to hit. Ive worked with kids for a couple years and I have two older children but the tecniques I used for them dont work for him hes just to smart for his own brithches. Does anyone have any advice before it gets worse. |
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