Coping with kiddie tantrums

Blackrose

Blackrose

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So I know that most people here have no kids but if you have any ideas as to how to deal with an emotional kid that doesn't know how to express themselves in any other way but through tantrums then please share them with me...i'm at my wits ends
 
Try teaching him to use words and reasoning and not giving in to tantrums showing him that it doesn't payoff. It should work in the long run even of not now.
 
BurnsyCEO said:
Try teaching him to use words and reasoning and not giving in to tantrums showing him that it doesn't payoff. It should work in the long run even of not now.
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Thanks for the suggestion. It's a little more indepth though so I have to be kinda careful that he doesn't clam up and shut me out completely :(
 
My daughter just turned four years old and we are just starting to deal with melt-downs when she doesn't get her way. The biggest thing with her is that she went 2 years before showing any kind of emotion or any sign of communication at all. Now, we have to tell her to use her words on a regular basis. That, and positive reinforcement seems to help.  Today, for example, she almost had a complete meltdown when we left grandma's house. She didn't want to leave and she wanted to see Grandma tomorrow (which she can't because she has school). She got to the tantrum stage and I told her she needed to calm down or she wasn't going to see Grandma this week. If she did calm down, she'd see her soon. She calmed down. 

Other situations occur on a pretty regular basis. We threaten and follow through with taking away the things that she loves the most. Specifically her tablet, "Trolls" movies/toys, etc. She tends to act right then.
 
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