[who_it_is]

Is your cute angel face toddler throwing terrible two year old style tantrums yet?

How are you handling it?

[kimmiejo]

yep he sure is....I redirect or ignore at this point. Depends on the situation and what works at any given time. Luckily Sam's are still fairly short lived and once he realizes he isn't getting what he can't have and I walk away the fit miraculously disappears and he is on to something else. I am sure the older he gets the longer he will start to hold out though and our approach will have to continue to evolve as he does.

[Man N Cheese]

Yes! Just in the last few day full blown screaming at the top of her lungs! I try to distract her and if it won't help then I do my best to ignore her behavior until she is calm.

[who_it_is]

Originally Posted by Man N Cheese

Yes! Just in the last few day full blown screaming at the top of her lungs! I try to distract her and if it won't help then I do my best to ignore her behavior until she is calm.

Your post on FB this morning was the inspiration to this thread.

We are only having occasional melty tantrums. Mainly when she is tired, and they are still at the point where they are easily ended with distraction.

[Mama Chemist 73]

Yes. She will drop to the floor and kick and yell/cry. When she does this I do my best to ignore her and she usually stops. If the fit occurs in public like in church, I will pick her up or redirect to stop her. The public is rare at this stage and I hope it stays that way.

[hiskid1324]

Oh, indeed he is! And most tantrums start because of Rebecca, LOL. He bites and hits when it has to do with her, so he ends up in time out while he throws his fits a lot. When he's just throwing a fit without hurting someone, usually I'll let him be for a few minutes, and if he doesn't calm down then I'll cuddle him a little. He does NOT get what he was wanting though. Either redirect or just wait for him to calm are the options. It is rare that I change my mind for either child.

[ChoMomma]

Alicia has very short lived tantrums, but a ton of them throughout the day. I rather 1 or 2 long ones then 100 short ones! I usually dont have to even do much, she just looks somewhere else and gets distracted quickly. I have to admit I do give me more then I should....I need to work on that.

[BelloFiglioLA]

This week hasn't been too bad. The two before this were awful. DH and I both thought we were in for some horribly terrible twos.

I have tried to be more willing to let him do his thing. Not so many "NOs" and it has been working. He is happier and so are we. Obviously there is still discipline and meltdowns but it has been working so far.

[~MamaTutu~]

James has regular meltdowns. But he's been an emotional, hard-headed kid from the beginning. Once I know he's safe (he likes to throw himself back when he first loses it), I ignore until he is done, then we usually snuggle after. If we have eye contact or he senses I am paying attention, the tantrum intensifies and lasts longer. If I ignore completely, it's usually short.

[josie_24]

At this point if it's a genuine tantrum of being mad and he's not having a "rough day" with sleep and not feeling well, I ignore the tantrum itself and explain to him that he can't have whatever it is he's getting and I say I am sorry and walk away or redirect. If he's obviously having a rough day and just can't keep it together, I comfort him and explain to him why he can't have something and it's ok to have a bad day. (that was tonight).

[HippieLove]

Ohhh yes, she certainly is. I try to understand whats making her frustrated and help her, re-direct her attention or just ignore her (depends on what the tantrum is about).

oh yes. if we are home I just ignor it. if we are in public I usually tell her to knock it off and her behavior is not acceptable (in a very stern voice) and she usually quits at that point.