Dealing with Toddler Temper Tantrum

The following are a number of things you can do when your child is in the middle of a tantrum, without having to give in:

Ignore him.
Most tantrum-throwers are trying to attract attention. If you don't give him that attention, he will lose interest and stop the tantrum.

Send him to bed or to his room.
This gives both of you a cooling down period.

Leave him.
Obviously, don't take your eyes off the child if you do this in public.

Distract him.
Start to play with a new toy, get your child a drink, go outside for a walk. Do whatever it takes to get your toddler's mind off the problem.

Toddler temper tantrum are an inevitable part of a child's development. They can't be completely avoided. But with some back-up options, hopefully the amount of time your child spends in a tantrum will be reduced.

Source: Parenting Toddlers

“I have experienced this so called tantrum to my child when we are in Manila for our summer vacation. We stayed there for one and half month and so I guess she is bored because we are living in a condo unit in which you have no chance to make friends with your neighbor unlike here in Davao. When sleeping time she doesn’t want me to sleep and so it’s already 12 in the evening. We are so sleepy. What she will do is cry loud and that irritates me and all of us. I ignore her but still she does not stop crying but after a few minutes she sleeps. But now, she is not having tantrums. Thank God or else I will crazy of minding what her problem is.”

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