Temper Tantrums April 22, 2008
Posted by artinshamrocks in Toddlers.Tags: 2-3 year olds, coping, tantrums, temper
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We’ve all seen them in grocery stores. We’ve all heard them in restaurants. We’ve all been mortified and embarrassed by our sweet little pumpkins throwing themselves on the floor and making us look like we have no parenting skills whatsoever.
Temper tantrums are a child’s way of expressing anger at an age when they haven’t learned or adopted other coping methods. Here’s a few easy suggestions about now to manage your child’s temper tantrums without having a meltdown of your own.
*If the tantrum appears to be a way to get attention or his way, try to ignore it. Never give in to a child’s
demands because the child will use this tactic again and again.
*If the tantrum is triggered by frustration (and 2-3 year olds have a lot of it), offer encouragement and
support and help with what’s causing the frustration or take it away.
Some of these suggestions sound a bit scary and harsh, but the important thing is not to let your child get into a habit of throwing a tantrum to get his way. Unlearning this behavior is a lot harder than nipping it in the bud in the beginning. If you are in public when a tantrum occurs-just remember that almost all of us have been in your shoes and the looks you get from most people are ones of compassion. Temper tantrums are a normal phase of growing up and some children just have more of them than others.
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