Tantrum teaching - tell me how to deal with them!

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OK, DS (18mo) has started the full on screaming, crocodile tears, throwing himself on the floor, full on tantrums.

So what do I do? Ignore, placate, distract??

What has worked best for you?

TIA!

hi- i have 2 dd's eldest is 2.5 and started having tantrums at 18months, all i did was put her in a safe place and let her fight it out. her longest was 45 mins but she needed to vex herself. my youngest is 1 and is already throwing htem, again i put her in a safe place, she head bangs and holds her breath. i spoke to my hv who agreed i should let them run there course and once they start to tire, for example my youngest tends to lie on the floor and grunt once she is over the peak of the tantrumi give them a cuddle but reinforce that that behaviour is not acceptable. through doing this my eldest daughter has had only probably 4 tantrums in her life and is a very well adjusted little girl, she is able to demonstrate her frustration without flying off the handle. I am yet to see whether this is the best route for my dd2, however other moms i know that try and restrain their tantruming toddlers have children that think it is ok to hit their moms where my children know that tantruming doesn;t get them what they want. i would recommend speaking to hv as my method doesn't suit every parent. Hope this helps x

hi- i have 2 dd's eldest is 2.5 and started having tantrums at 18months, all i did was put her in a safe place and let her fight it out. her longest was 45 mins but she needed to vex herself. my youngest is 1 and is already throwing htem, again i put her in a safe place, she head bangs and holds her breath. i spoke to my hv who agreed i should let them run there course and once they start to tire, for example my youngest tends to lie on the floor and grunt once she is over the peak of the tantrumi give them a cuddle but reinforce that that behaviour is not acceptable. through doing this my eldest daughter has had only probably 4 tantrums in her life and is a very well adjusted little girl, she is able to demonstrate her frustration without flying off the handle. I am yet to see whether this is the best route for my dd2, however other moms i know that try and restrain their tantruming toddlers have children that think it is ok to hit their moms where my children know that tantruming doesn;t get them what they want. i would recommend speaking to hv as my method doesn't suit every parent. Hope this helps x

hi- i have 2 dd's eldest is 2.5 and started having tantrums at 18months, all i did was put her in a safe place and let her fight it out. her longest was 45 mins but she needed to vex herself. my youngest is 1 and is already throwing htem, again i put her in a safe place, she head bangs and holds her breath. i spoke to my hv who agreed i should let them run there course and once they start to tire, for example my youngest tends to lie on the floor and grunt once she is over the peak of the tantrumi give them a cuddle but reinforce that that behaviour is not acceptable. through doing this my eldest daughter has had only probably 4 tantrums in her life and is a very well adjusted little girl, she is able to demonstrate her frustration without flying off the handle. I am yet to see whether this is the best route for my dd2, however other moms i know that try and restrain their tantruming toddlers have children that think it is ok to hit their moms where my children know that tantruming doesn;t get them what they want. i would recommend speaking to hv as my method doesn't suit every parent. Hope this helps x

hi- i have 2 dd's eldest is 2.5 and started having tantrums at 18months, all i did was put her in a safe place and let her fight it out. her longest was 45 mins but she needed to vex herself. my youngest is 1 and is already throwing htem, again i put her in a safe place, she head bangs and holds her breath. i spoke to my hv who agreed i should let them run there course and once they start to tire, for example my youngest tends to lie on the floor and grunt once she is over the peak of the tantrumi give them a cuddle but reinforce that that behaviour is not acceptable. through doing this my eldest daughter has had only probably 4 tantrums in her life and is a very well adjusted little girl, she is able to demonstrate her frustration without flying off the handle. I am yet to see whether this is the best route for my dd2, however other moms i know that try and restrain their tantruming toddlers have children that think it is ok to hit their moms where my children know that tantruming doesn;t get them what they want. i would recommend speaking to hv as my method doesn't suit every parent. Hope this helps x