What Is the Best Way to Deal With Temper Tantrums?

What Is the Best Way to Deal With Temper Tantrums?

Does your child throws himself to the ground, screams, and kicks his feet? You're not alone. All kids throw temper tantrums every once in a while.

Reasons for Temper Tantrums

When your child exhibits a colossal meltdown, take a minute to examine the underlying reason. Kids have tantrums for two main reasons—the inability to manage their emotions or an attempt to control the situation.

Don’t Give In to Stop the Temper Tantrum

Make sure temper tantrums aren't effective for your child. If he throws a fit in the store because he wants you to buy him a toy, don’t buy him one. Giving in might make things easier in the short-term because it will make the tantrum stop. In the long run, it will only reinforce to your child that tantrums are a good way to get what he wants.

Provide Negative Consequence for Tantrums

Temper tantrums need negative consequences so your child will learn not to throw them. Ignoring the behaviour can be a great strategy to reduce tantrums. After all, it's not much fun to pitch a fit without an audience.

Look the other way, pretend you don't hear anything, and act as though you aren't bothered by your child's temper tantrum. Although the screaming may get louder at first, your child will eventually learn that throwing a temper tantrum won't get your attention.

Sometimes, a timeout is warranted as well. If your child’s behaviours are too disruptive for him to remain in a store, for example, take him to the car for a timeout. Then continue your shopping trip when he is calm.

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