[*TornadoJenn*]

What do you do when LO is having a tantrum?

[daisy616]

I give her a minute to have the tantrum, and give her a time out.

[bubsmommy]

Ignore it. It never lasts when he sees that I'm not going to respond. Most times I will say "throw a fit, you're still not getting what you want." and just walk away.

[*TornadoJenn*]

^We do the same! Totally ignore it. That way they get no negative or positive response from their craziness.

[JMTSMOMMA]

Werd. ^

[BoobyDutyAgainJen]

I say "You look like you are upset. I'll give you a minute to chill out." She usually finishes her little melt down and comes to me to talk and for a hug. It has worked with her.

[J.E.N.N.]

Ditting ignoring completely. We just walk away. For a long time she would follow us lmao. But now she usually finished up pretty quick and moves on to something else

[Gnuh]

Ignore it, sometimes will tell her to go throw her fit in another room, and come back when she is ready to act like a big girl

[forest]

I ignore it too. Usually I'll leave whatever room she is in since I think it is 99% a show for me.

[bluebutterfly]

I ignore it, unless he starts hitting then he gets a time out

[Lucy & Nathan's Mommy]

Ignore it. Sometimes I'll walk in the other room and tell her to come get me when she's ready to talk and not scream and yell.

[Spacey Stacy]

ignore it too..

[M&RsMom]

I validate his feelings and have him sit in a "calm down" spot (his soft chair) until he is ready to talk/try again

[LadyLuck]

sometimes ignore, sometimes help her express her feelings in a way that isn't throwing a fit

[Mommy2Noah&Jack]

Mostly ignore it. If I dont know why he is throwing a fit, I will go through trying to figure it out and if its obvious he just wants to be miserable, I will leave him be for a few minutes to calm down. Most often its when he is tired... he is probably the most stubborn person I have ever met!

[Emily_In_KSA]

I tell him that I understand he is upset about XYZ but this is not the best way to express his feelings...then I let him do whatever he is doing for a minute or two, then I ask him to stop screaming and calm down...then I go on about my business.

My problem is when he starts screaming in public. I really don't know what to do then because it's pretty hard to just carry on in Target when he's SCREAMING and everyone is getting annoyed...and, it's equally as hard to just leave after spending all that time collecting the items that we very much need at home, etc.

[Joseph's Mommy]

It depends. If he throws a fit because I tell him no, I ignore it. But, if he throws a fit because I'm doing homework or housework and he wants/needs attention or needs help with something, I come down to his level, ask what he wants/needs and proceed from there. Sometimes he will also throw a fit when he's tired and he's fine as soon as I put him in his crib. It's hard because he's still not talking much and his fits are his way of communicating. We are working on that...

[sweetmelissa]

We ignore him until he's calmed down and then once he's calms we talk to him.

[Madeline410]

Ditto Collen. I say "Are you sad/mad/upset? It's ok to be sad, but let's not scream" LOL. Sometimes she will have her fit, then just calm down and say "all done crying mama" and sometimes I need to take her upstairs and just hold her until she's calm.

[MrsStuartD]

I validate his feelings and talk through them (usually while he's kicking and screaming) and then I walk away and ignore the tantrum itself. Unless he starts throwing toys and hitting things, then he gets a time out in a safe place.