What can you do when your baby is throwing tantrums, crying for no reason?

Answer 1

Ignore them. Doing anything else rewards the bad behavior.

Answer 2

Ignore them. Just walk away...if they follow you with the tantrum pick up a book, turn up the tv, pretend you don't even realize they are in the room until they stop. It is their way of getting what they want. If you give in once they will think it will work every time and start to use it constantly.

To the people that say TLC, change a diaper, etc....I don't think that is the problem. You can do all that but with tantrums they aren't doing it b/c they need something they are doing it b/c they want something. If you have a baby or toddler that cries every time they aren't being held so you hold them you are just spoiling them. I am speaking from a day care workers point of view. We have kids that scream if not held the whole time they are there to the point where we have to have extra people come in when those kids are there just to watch the other kids while we take care of the screamers. If we don't they will throw fits and none of the other kids get attention, get to take naps, etc. Just remember that what you do for them carries onto day care and then k-garten and it just makes it harder for them in the end, and the people other than you taking care of them.

Answer 3

It depends how old the child is. If it is a baby, there may be a real cause of distress like reflux which gives the baby violent heartburn; wind or teething pains. Presumably you have checked all the obvious causes such as too hot , too cold, thirsty or hungry, sore bottom, dirty nappy.
If it is a toddler, is he/she tired/bored? Have you tried a cuddle?
If this has not worked a comforter sometimes does the trick..
A tiny child does not throw tantrums for no reason. I would take him/her to a pediatrician if it continues. Your baby may be in genuine pain and is too small to communicate this other than by turning purple in the face .
An older child must be calmed down firmly but lovingly and told not to be silly.

Answer 4

As long as your child is in a safe environment you should ignore tantrums. They are crying for a reason. To get your attention. How old is the baby? Make sure they aren't hungry,wet or need to be held. It is okay to put them in their crib and let them cry it out. If it's an older child you definitely do not want to give in to them when they are just throwing a tantrum. If you don't ignore them you are reinforcing that behavior.

Answer 5

The best thing that you can do is to ignor them.. They are only trying to test you to see how much they can get away with. All they are seeking is attention. giving into your child's bad behaviour is your downfall as a parent. If you give them an inch, they will keep taking everything untill the time they move out..

If your child is old enough to understand what you are saying, and she throws a temper tantrum on you, tell her that you don't care, and just walk away. If she won't go to bed at night and cries continually, don't go to her crib and pick her up and rock her. This is just another way of spoiling her, believe it or not.

Raising kids is hard.. Take this advise, and you should have a slightly easier job..

having kids are the toughest job you'll ever love.

Answer 6

I am a Daycare provider and I sometimes notice that tantrums are a way of a baby telling us what they want, but you can not reward them in anyway( as the are throwing the tantrum). This will send mix messages to the baby, calmly tell the baby this is a NO,NO and put them in there crib or there baby swing.

Answer 7

Well, first it depends on how old the baby is. Younger babies don't throw tantrums. If you're positive that it is a tantrum & not that they need soemthing then ignore them. They want attent9ion & if you don't give the attention to that behavior then they'll stop the tantrum.

Answer 8

You don,t ignore them!!!!
Depends how old they are. They are not able to tell you what the problem is so its either hunger ,pain, stress, Dirty diapers, thirsty, over
stimulation (stress) or they are very tired and stressed about it.
Make sure you are feeling calm because if your not the child will pick up on it and become more tearful.
So relax get your child and comfort them with calming melodies from you ,the sh shshshsh sound in their ear , reasurance that it will all be ok.
Make sure that you feel calm because if you don,t they are going to sence it and it will only make them feel more of what the problem is.
A happy baby is a nutured baby, so check the child out and if you think its stress or overstimulation or because they are tired just calm the atmospheres and yourself and then the child.

Answer 9

Let them have their tantrum. Once they figure out you're not paying attention, they'll stop. If the tantrum turns into hitting, time out or other suitable punishments are called for. Don't give in to the tantrum, it will only make the situation worse.

Answer 10

A few days ago this was happening to me and I finally went to the Dr because I ran out of ideas and it was a ear infection. He just wasn't "presenting" with the normal signs of one like ear tugging or dizziness. Otherwise when he just has personality breakdown I try a warm bath even if he is crying and a little baby massage afterwards, 95% of the time it works. Hope this helps.

Answer 11

Number one, How old is the baby? Are you sure that there isn't a medical reason behind it, like is the baby teething or anything like that. Does the baby want a toy or something. Figure that all out and then we can help you a little better.