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Rocking the Mocking: Stop Temper Tantrums Now
What’s more mortifying: toddler temper tantrums or the many experts out there proclaiming that they have the power to stop them? Asserting that it is not in the nature of toddlers to lose their damn minds on a regular basis; no, no, it’s your own crappy parenting that’s at fault and if you buy their book you’ll have the best-behaved kid in playgroup.
Now, admittedly, while it’s not a great idea to cave in like a Pinto or exhibit the screeching, slapping, arm-wrenching behavior pattern my brother refers to simply as “going all Wal-Mart on your kid” it seems like any toddler who doesn’t completely lose it on occasion is either heavily overmedicated or just. not . right.
So of course, when a badly-written press release touting this site arrived in my inbox I was intrigued. It’s run by someone who is apparently not any sort of child development or parenting expert (and clearly not all that conversant in spelling or grammar), just a father who wants to share his expertise at stopping temper tantrums with the world. And all for the low, low price of
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3 Comments
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI read that the more intelligent a child is the more tantrums they have and the more intense they are. My kid is a genius!
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amAlthough I agree that you won’t cure a kid of tantrums in 2 hours, I do believe that Love and Logic techniques can help you be less stressed when they happen. They have a great article (for free) on their website (www.loveandlogic.com) addressing tantrums and how to handle them: http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/900tantrumfree.pdf
JuliansMom commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI am of the beleif that a child who doesnt have at least one good meltdown a day is just not right. In fact I have been told that children usually hold it together in school or daycare only to have a meltdown around their parents becasue they feel comfortable with them.
When my son has a meltdown he is usually frustrated about something. I stop what I am doing and make myself available for cuddles and time to talk about what is bothering him. Most of the time it is just that he is tired. Sometimes he is frustrated about a situation or a toy that wont work properly.
I also make a point of telling him to take a deep breath, stop crying and talk to me. Afterwards I ask if he feels better and remind him that he needs to tell me he needs to talk before he gets upset and remain calm.
At 4 years old you cant expect them to have complete control over their emotions.
I remind my self that 4 year old a just doing what we adults wish we could still do… Make our selves laugh at anything like farts and poop or toss our selves on the ground and cry when we dont get what we want or are tired or frustrated.
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