https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 07:01:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-advice-on-taming-tantrums#post-909206 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 23:34:08 +0000 808love 909206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is a phase. I rarely ignore since LO seems to need me to communicate/attend to her emotions. But it just depends. One of the hugest tantrums we went through (because of a withheld 2nd cupcake) ended with a fantasy story. After explaining why didn't work this time, I 'gave her' what she wanted through a story about her going to a castle made of pink cupcakes and a chocolate waterfall.' </p> <p>The fantasy method still works well when she's being unreasonable as the element of imagination/creativity helps to soothe and distract her from the anger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-advice-on-taming-tantrums#post-895027 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:51:49 +0000 heffalump 895027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, that sounds rough! My los tantrums are pretty easy to handle. Usually I try to communicate with her, sometimes just talking helps. Most people say to ignore the bad behavior but I'm guilty of giving her a cuddle and letting her know I'm there for her. And of course if nothing else works I distract her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-advice-on-taming-tantrums#post-893928 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:20:43 +0000 Cole 893928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The lo I take care of is almost two and we are in an awful tantrum "phase"- he has always been a tantrumer but it has really escalated in the past two months. Every transition is a huge meltdown, any time he doesn't get what he wants is a huge melt down. Today we had to leave the park after an hour and a half to go to the pool (siblings had lessons) and even though the pool is his favorite place on earth and it is a five minute drive he screamed the whole way. </p> <p>We are at a loss as to what to do, it is stressful and wrangling him physically hurts, I am paying my chiropractor half a days wages weekly... </p> <p>I have been a nanny for a long time and I am pretty good at the usual tactics, but I could use some fresh inspiration! Thanks! </p>