When we take something away from my 14 month old daughter, she will start to scream, stomp away, plant her head on the floor and follow it with the rest of her body, kicking and screaming the whole way. What is the best way to deal with this temper tantrum? Is putting her in a time out a reasonable thing at this young age? If so, how long would you try it for, considering her age and attention span?
2007-02-12 09:02:02 · 8 answers · asked by bodyworklmt 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Actually, pay her no attention. That is what she is wanting. Then, ask her if she is done. Of course she may look at you a little funny. But, you must be persistent with it.
2007-02-12 09:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by l8yjc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's too young to understand time out and if you try it, you will be rewarding her with attention. JUST IGNORE HER, and don't do anything to reward her behavior. If she learns that she will NEVER get anything by tantrums, she will eventually stop. If you are not consistent and give in just one time out of ten, she will keep going for it. At that age, whatever consequence you choose needs to be immediatly after the action or she will not connect the action to the consequence. Just ignore her and stay calm. Mother of four.
2007-02-15 22:58:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When small children get angry or disappointed they are not equipped to deal with those EMOTIONS...their little bodies just can't handle that much emotion and they get OVERWHELMED and tears and tantrums follow.
Ignoring her is one way to go, however, it doesn't teach her to deal with her emotions.
Another way is to SOOTHE her OVERWHELM by STROKING her back (yes, like you would a small animal) and talking to her in a calm soothing voice. She will calm down, though there may still be tears. Most importantly, she will learn from you how to handle her overwhelm in the future.
2007-02-12 17:20:38 · answer #3 · answered by dragonsong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk away and do not acknowledge her in any way till she calms down. If she follows you and continues to throw a fit -- walk away. She will soon tire of this and stop. As long as you give her attention, she will continue.
2007-02-12 17:13:38 · answer #4 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She has begun the "Terrible Twos Tantrums" best if you simply ignore the behavior because it is designed to get your attention and then to get what they want. If you give them attention then they know which buttons of your's to push to get your attention and how to get what they want. Then they are in control and not you.
2007-02-12 18:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her flip out she is waiting for you to come over and pick her up and pay attention to her.. DO the opposite ignore her let her throw her fit and when she is back to normal and relaxed pretend it never happened. Easier said then done but it works!
2007-02-12 17:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by BLONDE BEAUTY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time out goes by there age example: 1 = 1 min.... and so on
I would say walk away and ignore her
2007-02-12 19:48:58 · answer #7 · answered by abbs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shut her in her room & ignore her til she's done.
2007-02-12 17:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋