Toddler tantrums - How do you manage them?

[Pavlovthecat]

I am interested as I have read a few different things here and there.

21 month old DD, has had 'tantrums' for probably 6 months, I have always found them kind of sweet, and non-threatening.

Over the last week they have intensified a little, harder to manage but still only last a few minutes.

Now, my wonderful toddler has reduced me to tears for the very very first time. And for the very first time since becoming a mother I am feeling quite overwhelmed with how I am to deal with what I feel are going to be ever more frequent tantrums.

So, how do you manage/did you manage your toddler tantrums, when absolutely nothing can console them? How did you manage slapping/kicking/aggression?

yeah. I see other parents dealing with their kids, and I often think ' oh I wouldn't do it that way ' without actually thinking what I WOULD do!

At home I put ds,3, in his bedroom and tell him to lay on his bed and calm down.
He usually stays there flinging his arms about and kicking. He then shouts down the stairs a few mins later 'Im calm down now!'

Not so easy when out I know. I usually let him lay on the floor and get it out of his system and totally ignore him. Usually calms in couple mins. If he is being naughty ie throwing toys or snatching etc I wil sit him on a spot on the floor or a chair and tell him to sit there until I tell him to move, I then explain what he did wrong and what I did etc.

mumfor1 - aw he sounds sweet

Thanks! He is a good boy really