tantrum

Oh my goodness. I literally just had this conversation with my husband. My daughter is getting naughtier and naughtier. When we tell her off she laughs and runs off

My 5 yo still has this 🫣😪 I think they have a growth spurt as my Jan22 girl just goes away and cries on her own or just screams I don't want you and walks away, it's just driving me nuts 🫠

@Dee yh it's very stressful. My son does the same. It really does look like he getting naughtier. I think its to do with their age .

@Santa Yeah the same with my boy. It's getting really bad. I don't even want to take him to activities because I know he's going to have a big tantrum. I have so many plans for Halloween and Christmas, I've cancelled them all. I just can't

Yeah we came to caravan park with activities and my 5yo cries as he wants to do something else and is not happy for what we are doing, we just get tiered by that and go back to caravan. It's so hard when you want to show them things and get experiences but they just shut you down 🙈 at least you know you are not the only one ❤️

I’m going through exactly the same, I don’t want to be more strict on him but today he was a devil child. I felt like all I have done is tell him off all day 😥

If he’s not hurting himself or others I just sit there with him until he’s got it out of his system (if at home- he doesn’t throw himself on the floor when out though). If he runs away I just crouch down and say why he has to hold my hand (road, it’s busy etc) and I just keep hold even if he’s trying to wriggle free or whinging. If he throws or hits in a tantrum I immediately say no and keep a really serious tone/ expression and either put whatever toy away he was throwing or I’ll go and sit down for a minute and stop playing so he sees there’s a negative consequence to those actions. We don’t do any punishment for tantrums if he’s not hurting anyone, they’re just figuring out how to handle their emotions it’s so normal for this age but can be really frustrating!

@Carly same omg. I just think what is wrong with this child of mine

All of that sounds very age appropriate, my son's always been a very sensitive kid so we've been dealing with this for over a year now. I wouldnt put him in time out for anyone of this. He's struggling with his emotions. Non of what he is doing is hurting anyone. Just let him ride it out. Keep as calm as you possibly can, stay supportive and at the end once he's calmed explain that it's ok to feel those emotions, explain that if he's starting to feel overwhelmed/struggle to let you know, and you can remove him from the situation. If he's running away in public that's not something you want so explain that that's not a good way to act if he needs to get away use his words and you can remove from the situation. It's taken a while but the tantrums have greatly reduced. Now my son just cries and sits, on the floor and then tells me he's sad/angry. It's taken a year (it's not easy staying calm, manage it around 70% of the time) so it's taken a lot of work. And he will likely get worse again before it gets better.

@Carly I feel the same, I don't want to be strict on a 2 year old but its like all I do is tell him off and I no he's a child I want him to enjoy and have fun but its getting out of hand.

@Jessica thanks, yes definitely frustrating. , I'm starting to think its the stage there at now, learning how to deal with things, exactly what you said

@Alison thank you, I'm going to take some of your advice. It gets overwhelming so times

@Santa i was just looking at caravan parks yesterday, for next year June lol they enjoyed this years but I'm scared of there behaviour. I really want them to enjoy and have the best childhood but I know its going to be a lot of crying and chasing. Thanks again and yes these comments made me feel better that its not just my child.

It definately is a work in progress it took me a long time to realise that the calmer I was dealing with it the calmer he was, the quicker he settled and the easier the tantrums got. It's only the last 6 months that I've been better and even now it still a work in progress, if you need to walk away and breath. Do it and go back able.to deal with it all a bit calmer

My LO does this too. When he tantrums I ask him if he wants a cuddle and the answer is always yes. We cuddle for a while and he calms down. Then we tend to read a book as it is a calm activity. Then when he is calm I explain to him what he needs to do next time for example if he wants something all he needs to do is ask me calmly using his manners or whatever it is. Xx

Oh My, the tantrums are Hard work!! But the hugs after are lovely - it’s just getting there that’s tough ! X