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Tantrums - life becoming very hard - please advise

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lisalisa · 21/07/2003 11:10

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gingernut · 01/08/2003 20:40

Oh dear lisalisa . I can't suggest much except to remember to ignore her bad' behaviour as much as possible. So when she hits her siblings, say no' firmly but calmly, and then make a fuss of the `victim' so she sees it's not getting her the attention she wants (I assume that's what she wants??). As for taking a dislike to the nanny, I'm stumped. How's the toothbrushing going? I actually often bribe my ds by saying I'll read him a story while he's brushing. Is there anything (harmless of course) you could bribe her with?

Kid, ignore as much of your ds's behaviour as you can. Also, try to avoid doing things when he's tired or hungry if possible, as tantrums tend to be much worse at these times. And don't suddenly take him away from something he's enjoying, give him some warning, for example, that's it's time to leave the playground or whatever. He'll probably understand a lot of what you're saying to him by now. But you'll probably just have to get used to being embarrassed by him in public. Don't worry too much, it happens to most of us!

lisalisa · 04/08/2003 11:31

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kid · 22/08/2003 22:36

Gingernut, thanks for the advice. We just got back from our holiday and what a nightmare it was! 3 1/2 hour flight with a 16 month old is nota great experience! The other nightmare was eating out in the restuarants, those poor people that wanted a nice quiet meal sould have steered clear of us! It wasn't all bad but it was exhausting. DS stayed up until 11pm most nights but still got up by 7am.
I am dealing with him a bit better now though. Instead of just shouting at him when he is doing something bad, I tell him what he should be oing instead ie: don't draw on the wall, lets draw a picture in your book.
He has responded so well to it but it requires alot of patience. I'm sure we will get there in the end

kid · 22/08/2003 22:37

Gingernut, thanks for the advice. We just got back from our holiday and what a nightmare it was! 3 1/2 hour flight with a 16 month old is nota great experience! The other nightmare was eating out in the restuarants, those poor people that wanted a nice quiet meal sould have steered clear of us! It wasn't all bad but it was exhausting. DS stayed up until 11pm most nights but still got up by 7am.
I am dealing with him a bit better now though. Instead of just shouting at him when he is doing something bad, I tell him what he should be oing instead ie: don't draw on the wall, lets draw a picture in your book.
He has responded so well to it but it requires alot of patience. I'm sure we will get there in the end

kid · 22/08/2003 22:37

Gingernut, thanks for the advice. We just got back from our holiday and what a nightmare it was! 3 1/2 hour flight with a 16 month old is nota great experience! The other nightmare was eating out in the restuarants, those poor people that wanted a nice quiet meal sould have steered clear of us! It wasn't all bad but it was exhausting. DS stayed up until 11pm most nights but still got up by 7am.
I am dealing with him a bit better now though. Instead of just shouting at him when he is doing something bad, I tell him what he should be oing instead ie: don't draw on the wall, lets draw a picture in your book.
He has responded so well to it but it requires alot of patience. I'm sure we will get there in the end

kid · 24/08/2003 22:57

sorry! The computer went a bit mad and kept freezing!!!

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