Terrible twos

i think williams over the most of that thankfully. hes so much calmer now than a month ago
whenever he has a tantrum, keep calm. always reassure him everything is ok afterwards.

If Oni sees a ride, I"ll put her on it, but not put the money in...cuz she will want to do it foreverrrrr!!!!!

THen I'll distract her with a toy, or candy! (horrible I know, but desperate times call for desparate measures!!!)

Sarah

If my son starts to pull tantrums in public ...I will pick him up and go home. If iam doing some important shopping I would just sit him in the cart and ignore him or like sarah does distract him with something colorful.

I do the same thing Sarah.But he would just sit there.
& the i would give him a toy or something to eat.
& i would not work.
WHEN will this end?
or is it just a monthly phase? cause last month he wasn't like this.

25cents ours is a doller. we put reese in one two weeks ago and he hated it.. scared the ..... out of him....

theres not muh you can do really... reese is only 16 month old soon and he can be a pain too.. he's been a whiner about everything latily...

just remember these are all phases and you have to stay calm ( i kno its hard sometimes) and tell them no and to be quiet.. if it comes to it you have to leave.. we've done it a couple times now... if u have someone with u and ur in a store u need to get stuff in just get someone to sit in the car with him and finnish wat u need and go home.

Hes never been like this.
i cant hardly go out with him without him crying about something.
Today i had to go to Walgreens to pick up some stuff.
He just didnt wanna get out of the car seat.
Then when we were in the store,he was clam.
When it came to us leaving.he wanted to stay.
ahhh.its driving me crazy.

well to be honest scott did that alot last month!
he moaned about .....everything.
he didnt want to eat his favorite food, he didnt want a sweetie, he didnt want to go into town, didnt want to go to the park. but if i got him to town or to the park he would throw a wobbler gettin on the bus on the way home. im like its ok were going home. but he didnt want tot go home.

make up your mind!!!

I bought the book the Happiest Toddler on the Block and it talks about how to handle a tantrum. You shouldn't ignore it or speak to your child calmly. You should mimic their tone and say what you think they're trying to say to you in short words or phrases. ONce you get his attention, offer him something else.

About 2 months ago she'd throw a tantrum for everything and after using it for a few weeks, she rarely throws a tantrum.

Like if she didn't want me to put on her diaper. She'd throw a fit and I'd say almost as loud as she was with tight fights and facial expressions, "NO DIAPER! NO DIAPER! I WANT OUT, OUT, OUT!" It was enough to make her stop and wonder what the hell was wrong with me and it showed her that I understood what she was trying to say and I respected what she was trying to say.
Then whne she was calm, I'd say in a calm voice, "But mommy has to put it on and look, I'm all done!" Then I'd hug her and we'd play or something.

What does the book say to do when your kid makes you chase him to get him dressed. Cuz the only thing that works for me is catching him and wrestling him into his clothes....

lol i know how that feels. its a game to them but soon they turn into hysterics or go go out the room and come back and theve took all the clothes back off