How is it possible that my 2 year old son can have a temper tantrum for 3 hours straight?

Question

no amount of reasoning,holding him or answering his requests stops his screaming

Answer 1

It is actually normal, maybe a little longer than normal, but normal nonetheless. Try leaving him alone and letting him scream himself tired.

Answer 2

Don't give him too much attention when he is screaming. I like to keep an eye on my daughter but make it clear that she's not getting attention. I'll go load the dishwasher or tidy up the room. Anything where I can still still keep one eye on her. Eventually she gets the message. This is harder to do in the middle of Home Depot though.

It might be worth mentioning that many two year olds have tantrums because they can't uses words well to tell you important things. You might want to set up a system to help your son tell you when he's hungry or wants some juice etc.

Answer 3

Though the advise the others have given is correct I would sugguests you talk to your doctor. I was having similar problems with my son from the time he was 1 1/2 y o now he is 6 and was dignosted with a mood disorder. If he is just screamming let him go but if he starts breaking things find help before it gets out of hand.

Answer 4

It is normal, but should not be ignored. My son did the same thing. We had already had initiated a standing in the corner policy for being naughty, but it wouldn't work for this. He just refused to stand there. So, I put him in his high chair, strapped his seat belt, and then stuck him in the corner. His screaming fit only happened once. Now, his terrible twos didn't end there, but the screaming did. Furthermore, when he realized that he wasn't getting what he wanted, he quickly moved through those terrible twos. BE CONSISTENT, and he'll get through them faster.

Answer 5

Did you try to put him in his room and just ignore him until he becomes quiet? That is what I did with my kids whenever they decided that they needed to throw a temper tantrum. I found that ignoring them usually worked the best-at least in my situations it did. I believe that he was doing it just for the attention value-and therefore should not get the attention he wants because he is acting so nasty and inappropriate.

Answer 6

Tell him you don't like to listen to the screaming and crying and put him in his room. Do this CONSISTENTLY. He'll stop. If he's getting no attention from it than it is pointless and he'll learn to talk out his problems.

Answer 7

When you acknowledge a tantrum, they know that's one way of getting attention. A child will try to get your attention no matter if it's negative or positive, to them it's still attention they want. Start ignoring the tantrum and when he realises it isn't the way to get Mommy or Daddy's attention he will eventually stop. It will be hard at first because he is expecting attention. Believe me I learned the hard way with my first daughter. Also, there's a website with advice from Penelope Leach. I've followed her from my first to my my 2nd. (15 years.) http://www.babycenter.com/toddler

Answer 8

Welcome to the "terrible two's".
Its normal....just let him scream it out. The more you pay attention to him the more he'll keep going because he's getting the attention he wants. Weather your yelling or coddling him he's getting what he wants. So just let him scream until he's done and let him know it wont get a rise out of you.
::::HUGS:::

Answer 9

IGNORE..is the best remedy send the child to the room.....i did it with my daughter she ended up falling asleep..

Answer 10

Because they are stubborn. Just ignore and let him know you dont care if he has a fit.