Tantrums, come along and moan with me

[Toddler101]

Tantrums occur once a day, on average, with a median duration of three minutes in 18- to 60-month-old children. The most common tantrum duration is 0.5 to 1 minute[4] with normalization of mood and behavior between episodes. Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544286/

Yeah right. Once a day! Pah. And a median duration of 3mins, codswallop!

Here's what I've had with my 2yo today:

• the "I don't NEED the toilet!" dirty protest tantrum (x2)
• the "I want a snack, no not THAT snack!"
• the "yes I want to bake those flapjacks, yes I want to come to the shop to get more butter, yes I want to walk....NO I DON'T WANT TO GO/WALK/BAKE" - this tantrum I was actually offered support by a random 60yo woman out and about who took pity on me dragging my screaming toddler under one wing and pushing the screaming 3m old in the pram with the other 🥴
• the "it's NOT bedtime!" tantrum

The first couple were about 10-15m each, the third was 30m and the bedtime one was over an hour lashing and thrashing.

I'm exhausted. Anyone else?

My 21month DD crying and throwing things because her red pen wasn't purple and she didn't want the purple pen she wanted the red one but she wanted it to be purple

Not a tantrum situation but today my toddler insisted he did not need a poo at the park, couple of minutes later was clearly pooing, I had to run home with him (fortunately park is just behind our house) under my arm, just for him to poo outside the front door (no pants so it just fell out onto the pavement. Just as the neighbour was pulling onto the driveway 🤦

The great 'pick that up' tantrum of 2016 lasted an hour and a quarter.

Who finds these long ones more draining though, parent or toddler?!

Nothing in our house will beat the 20 minute screaming session because I wouldn't bite her brother when she wanted me to.

We had a half an hour tears and foot stamping over no milkshake last night...

On a side note, why does the report say 60 months not 5 years??

@Hummusanddipdip On a side note, why does the report say 60 months not 5 years?? No idea but it made me wince!

I'd take one long tantrum over the 10 short ones we have daily

I'm not sure which would be the better of the two evils!