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5 year daughter having meltdowns

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Coffeep · 19/12/2020 22:59

My daughter is 5 years old. She has epilepsy and is on medication and her condition is well managed.
Over the past 6 months she has been throwing regular temper tamtrums / meltdowns about 2 - 3 times a week. She will kick, scream and scratch etc.
The main thing that sets her off is not getting what she wants.
She will act this was for 5 to 10 minutes. Towards the end she will scream at my wife and demand that she pick her up and then continue to shout.
I am at a loss, I dont know what to do. Online suggestions range from ignoring her to trying to speak to her to understand the root cause.
Today whilst shopping she wanted a toy and when I said no she had a meltdown. Everyone in the store was looking and i felt so embarrassed. I had to take her outside and even the she was shouting and screaming.
At school she is totally different. Het teachers tell us she is a model student and polite etc.
Any suggests about what I could do.

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JingleJohnsJulie · 21/12/2020 20:22

Please don't worry about other people. If a child is shouting and screaming it's normal fir people to look, it's human instinct to check that the child isn't in danger or being hurt. However, you can't know what they are thinking. Just because people look doesn't mean that they judge.

Can I ask what you said to her when she asked for the toy?

Coffeep · 25/12/2020 14:08

Ihi
I told her that she couldn't have the expensive toy.

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Aria999 · 27/12/2020 21:53

If DS has a tantrum in a store then we go home.

If he wants an expensive toy I tell him he can put it on his Christmas list. Doesn't mean he'll get it of course!

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