http://parentinglife.today.com/2009/03/14/temper-tantrums-how-do-you-deal-with-it/ Just another Today.com weblog Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:53:29 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 http://parentinglife.today.com/2009/03/14/temper-tantrums-how-do-you-deal-with-it/#comment-60 kellyology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:13 +0000 http://parentinglife.today.com/2009/03/14/temper-tantrums-how-do-you-deal-with-it/#comment-60 My daughter used to throw the same type of fits. I would pick her up, put her in her room, shut the door and walk away. If she would come out, I would pick her up and put her back in her room. I wouldn't let her out until she was finished. Then we would talk about what got her so angry. After a while she would come out and say, "I better now." It was pretty cute the first time she did it. I absolutely never ever deviated from the rule. Even if we were out in public and she did it, the car served as her room. Sure it was a pain. But after a while, she learned that when she was not allowed to disrupt the entire world with her frustrations. I figured if she needed to scream, she could. I mean sometimes don't we all need to scream and cry...especially when we're feeling out of control? But she needed to learn that she couldn't disrupt the entire house to do so. Now she's 7 and when she feels the need to let it all out she takes herself to her room and does it. But most of the time now she's figured out how to express verbally what's making her crazy. It's really worked. Hope that helps you. My daughter used to throw the same type of fits. I would pick her up, put her in her room, shut the door and walk away. If she would come out, I would pick her up and put her back in her room. I wouldn’t let her out until she was finished. Then we would talk about what got her so angry. After a while she would come out and say, “I better now.” It was pretty cute the first time she did it. I absolutely never ever deviated from the rule. Even if we were out in public and she did it, the car served as her room. Sure it was a pain. But after a while, she learned that when she was not allowed to disrupt the entire world with her frustrations. I figured if she needed to scream, she could. I mean sometimes don’t we all need to scream and cry…especially when we’re feeling out of control? But she needed to learn that she couldn’t disrupt the entire house to do so. Now she’s 7 and when she feels the need to let it all out she takes herself to her room and does it. But most of the time now she’s figured out how to express verbally what’s making her crazy. It’s really worked. Hope that helps you.

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