I asked the doctor tbut they gave not usefull info. Letting them cry it out isn't the answer,the fall out and throw them selves on the floor the 2 year old goes to time out but what am I suppost to do with thw one year old?
2006-07-25 10:56:26 · 13 answers · asked by vegasgirl 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I take care of my sister's baby twice a week and he's also one year old. I have to tell you, I don't think one year olds are even capable of throwing a temper tantrum. My nephew only cries when he needs something; ie. food, a nap, change of diaper, if he's hurt...etc. If your baby is crying, it's because he/she needs something. Yes, a two year old can throw a tantrum, but that's because they're old enough to start testing the limits of what they can and cannot do. A one year old is not that complex. They're either happy or unhappy and they cry if they're unhappy. End of story. Get my point?
2006-07-25 11:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by stephhp116 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does depend on the child's age. At age 1, it's not really a temper tantrum, but more just a lack of understanding of what's going on. At that age, it is okay to hold the child until he/she has calmed down, and then explain (in a quick one-sentence sound bite - otherwise your message gets lost) what happened to make the child upset.
By the child's second birthday, he/she is old enough to understand about being naughty, and between turning 2 and turning 3, kids test their boundaries all the time (okay, they do that forever, but they really haven't got much of a conscience at age 2). No punishment is effective when the child is upset or throwing a temper tantrum. The best thing I have found with my two kids is to either sit them on a chair where I can see them (up to age 4) or send them to their rooms (4 and up) until they can calm down and talk and listen rationally. Well, as rationally as they are up to as a child, anyway! Just make sure (even if you have to shout to be heard) that the child knows that as soon as he/she is done crying, she can be done with the time-out.
2006-07-25 19:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignore them. They will realize you aren't gonna give in & stop eventually. With my 2(2 & 4) I usually tell them to go to their room if their gonna act like that & comeo ut when they are finished. THat works pretty good. If they don't go I put them in there & leave the door cracked. THey will usually scream, kick & throw a fit for 10 minutes max &then come out all happy & say "Ok, I'm done now!" Whatever you do don't give in to what they are wanting, unless it's your attention. Goodl uck!
2006-07-25 19:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by mamabens 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my oldest did this her pediatrician told me to put her in her playpen with no toys and let her throw the fit as she got older we tried the time out. Kids throw temper tantrums and if one sees the other doing it they will also do it because they know it will get them attention. I know it is hard but if you ignore them and don't give them a reaction it helps and if worse comes to worse do like my brother did and throw yourself on the flor and have one with them.
2006-07-25 21:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by Martha S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started sitting my 2 year old in time out at one but only for 1 minute. I hear to only sit in time out 1 minute for every year old they are.
2006-07-25 18:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spank his butt. Not enough parents use negative reinforcement these days, and thats why kids don't respect them when they get older. Once a child hits 12 it's to late. Children must be taught young or they will be uncontrollable when they reach their teens. I know in todays society that it's taboo to spank your child, but just look at the news somtime. Kids don't respect their elders anymore. Not even their parents.
2006-07-25 18:05:03 · answer #6 · answered by Shawn B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should watch "Nanny" she is great at getting kids to stop with the tantrums. She puts one year olds on the naughty chair or step, etc. They have to know you are the boss not them....
2006-07-25 18:02:36 · answer #7 · answered by kitkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a one yr old son and a 2 yr old grand-daughter whom both live with me, and my 2 yr old granddaughter is just starting with tantrums and my one yr old son is copying her. i dont think he knows what he is doing just yet its just he sees her doing it so he does it..but as far as my 2 yr old, she gets time outs, 2 min each time and sometimes its alot of 2 mins. a day...lol..i sit her on a chair and she is realizing that i am not going to give in to her, i ignore her while she is on that chair and she is learning that... and im hoping my 1 yr. old is watching and learning this because the same will happen to him when he understands it..
2006-07-29 16:22:09 · answer #8 · answered by sassy_girl200501 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at yourself as a parent. I would say something else if it was just one. What is going on to make them unhappy?
Looks like time to self reflect.
2006-07-25 18:00:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them cry it out. Walk away before you get so annoyed that you yell and them and put them to tears.
2006-07-25 21:30:37 · answer #10 · answered by bobsloser 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋