Dealing With Toddler Tantrums - How To Restore Harmony In Your Home

Dealing With Toddler Tantrums - How To Restore Harmony In Your Home

The problem with toddler tantrums and disciplining kids is that parents very often are far too rigid in their approach. In the article I want to set out a few ways we can avoid these episodes and also how to deal with them when they do occur. There will always be occasions when the unavoidable happens and that is just a part of normal childhood. The secret is to make sure these are not such a regular occurrence.

It is interesting to look at what is happening when these happen because they are all centred round the limits of each of the protagonists. As parents we have limits and do not want to compromise an inch. The child has a completely different agenda and very often their limits are nowhere near ours.

The child's limits and boundaries are very often linked to frustration and tolerance and they are on very often short fuses. Just think how tiredness, hunger and other frustrations tend to push them beyond their level of tolerance. When we forget to carry a snack or are late, these are perfect recipes for toddler tantrums.

If a child wants something, we have to make sure that there are very sound reasons why he or she should not have it. If a child is having a great time at a party and you really have to get back, then it is not a good idea to get his coat on straightaway and spoil all his fun. This is a good example of different limits and needs and we have to work around it.

The best way is to tell him that you have to go soon and it is absolutely useless to tell them that they have just five minutes more as time is a rather abstract thing at their age and means nothing to them.

As for actually dealing with toddler tantrums, sometimes ignoring them works. Other times, they need to be held and cuddled until they calm down. Some toddlers cannot bear to be touched at all and any physical contact sends them into a frenzy. It is better not to wrestle with them at this stage and just make sure that they cannot come to any harm at all.

Some parents go into a sort of tantrum themselves and start yelling and screaming. This does not achieve anything. Others start to tell the child why he cannot have that candy. This is equally useless as a toddler in that state will not reason and why should he. He is simply incapable of reasoning and logic.

As regards disciplining kids and toddler tantrums in particular, I found that the guide below was a lifesaver. I was able to prevent a lot of the tantrums from happening and when they did occur, I used a few of the strategies in the book which really worked and our home became a much happier place.

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