Baby Temper?

Question

My child is almost two years old and has a very bad temper problem, she tends to get angry very quickly and starts banging her head on objects, like on couches and walls?? HELP

Answer 1

I have five children myself, so I understand how you feel. Sometimes they are just trying to get attention and other times they are just mad. At two years old they don't know how to deal with being mad. I found that asking are you mad or what are you mad about helps and also start talking to them about how to deal with being mad. My daughter screamed into a pillow and one of my sons had a bear that he could hit all he wanted. If it's just attention they want try a timeout until they can calm down and tell you why they are upset.

Answer 2

My 11 year old son has Autism, and has always had bad anger problems. It's just part of what he has. The word "NO" can easily set him off. I've had him slam his entire body into the front door, which is thankfully a metal firedoor. He's banged his head, bit himself or others, threatened me many times, even attacked me due to his anger.

Usually ignoring the child is the ideal thing, BUT what do you when your child follows you around during anger. Shutting the door only leads to holes in the door. Been there, done that.

So, what I did, when my son was 3 years old, is set up a room where my son could throw his fits. It was padded with a futon and pillows. Nothing breakable in the room. If he started a tantrum down stairs, he was immediately carried upstairs to the safe room and told that this is where he could throw his tantrum. Then I left. If he came out of the room, I merely put him back in. I did this as many times as needed until he calmed down and could be talked to.

This was a tactic suggested to me by my Early Childhood Education teacher. It worked well.

Answer 3

Ignore her she is looking for a rise from you and she's seeing that she's been getting it so she contuines to do whatever it is that has been getting your attention. Welcome to the terrible two's I'm almost on the train to the Three's and hear it's not much better :( lol... As for the head hitting my son did the same thing the dr. said he may get a little bruise here and there but he won't hit his head hard enough to hurt anything that as soon as it hurts a little to them he'll stop. She also told me not to interfere and to ignore him unless he was on concrete if he's inside on carpet then just to act like nothing was happening he did it probably for about 6 months and then stopped.

Answer 4

Welcome to the terrible 2's

Your child transitions from baby to toddler during the second year of life. Tantrums become more prominent during the toddler years, and it's likely that your child will get frustrated from time to time. When you see a tantrum coming on, try to create a distraction with a book or interesting toy. Avoid letting your child get too tired or hungry, particularly when she is trying to master new tasks, as those feelings often set the stage for tantrums. Toys and games that are age-appropriate promote feelings of satisfaction when your child masters and enjoys them before moving on to more challenging tasks.

Answer 5

have you thought of training her not too? Parents who truly love their children discipline them. If you let her get away with that, imagine what kind of adult she'll end up being. Everyone would hate her! Do the right thing and train your daughter to be lovable.

Answer 6

:((