How to deal with toddler tantrums
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never ignore your child...that is horrible advice
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@jh1242 agreed
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But I do see what you mean.some parents just ignore their kids constantly. so no wonder they throw tantrums. Also if a person shows anger, about a child throwing a tantrum it usually makes it worse. you just have to be firm. and watch for the signs that a child is about to lose it. so you can distract them, or tell them to calm down before it starts.
talking to a 2 or 3 year old kid in the middle of a tantrum doesn't work. because they have lost control, and all reason.
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I.. but there are other things that a parent needs to get done, like cooking, cleaning and work, and time with other people. and a child should learn to realise that, and be shown that they are not going to be listened to all the time. a person can't spend every waking minute listening to their child. it gets tiring. and they perhaps have other children as well.
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@Rowan07001484 no. I have, many a time, seen children try to talk to their parents, or tell them something, or show them something, and get totally ignored. How do you think that makes ANYONE feel, let alone a two year old? Then they have a tantrum and FINALLY the parent pays attention, albeit bad. We need to LISTEN to kids more. Sometimes they're tantruming because they can't get what they want, and sometimes they upset for being ignored.
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@KaelaBz and how do you know that anything to do with your abuse?
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@sickyvickyful I gotta good one. Slap the shit out of you.
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@jh1242 it's funny how everyone says this, yet most people have emotional problems - minor or not - and most people were spanked. Please, not disciplining and spanking AREN'T the only options, there are plenty in between that aren't abusive.
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I just put my 2 year old stepson in his bedroom for 10 or 20 minutes until he calms down. works like a charm.
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Leave him/her alone or let him/her sleep outside the house.



@djmrnelson Oh yes, violence is the perfect solution, isn't it? Maybe it'll teach them to abuse their own kids when they have them.
marksoutof10 1 year ago 5
totally for spanking. spank and explain. this tells them there is a consequence to what they are doing. i can't think of any kid who grew up psychotic from being spanked, but i know plenty of adults who grew up total morons from being coddled.
jh1242 2 months ago 2